Today we cycled to the Cu Chi tunnel system on outskirts of Saigon and had tour there with our guide. Amazing! What a smart bunch of people who actually had the US troops playing into their hands as well as using all that nature could provide to help them, eg as the US burned the undergrowth to 'see' the tunnels it 'cooked' the clay soil and made the tunnels stronger. Just one example of many. The US even had a base built completely on top of the 200km tunnel system without knowing! Glad to say women played a HUGE part in the success of the Vietnamese in all the roles the had from providers to fighters.
Today the Vietnamese are so keen to shrug off the war heritage and show off this wonderful country and people who live in it.
Afternoon dodging traffic in Saigon - 8 million people, 4 million motorbikes! Very few can afford cars even now. MAYHEM!
Off to eat now and have we been eating well...the food is wonderful, the beer around 40p a glass - HEAVEN!
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im following your adventures with interest , it must be great to see all these wonderful sites, just to keep you up to date here with our ecomonic situation....woolworths and MFI have both called in the administrators. Where will the young go now to learn to shoplift i wonder.
Fantastic journey, the cycle path to Westhill is going to seem a bit dull after all that. Good to hear you're both fine. John sends greetings, also Brentwood crowd.
Ally
The Brentwood Boys are right behind you but, if truth be told, they'd prefer to be behind Irene. Keep Blazin those saddles!
Boys!
At £0.40 per pint, we'll be re-convening for our Thursday Soirees. If you are looking for a conversation piece in your next "Beer - Stop" you might want to know that the first Vietnamese National made his debut in Scottish Football representing Inverurie Locos versus Vale of Leithen in the First round of the Scottish Cup. How about that?
Cheers
Johnny
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