22 Feb 10 Who’s a Ho? (Ho Chi Minh’s City to Cambodia)

On 18th we hung around the beach all day then took our final overnight train to Ho Chi Min’h City. Just as well because the overnight trains should be renamed to mobile asylums. We arrived in Ho at around 5am, we couldn’t check into our rooms for a while but it didn’t really matter as we visited the Cu Chi Tunnels early that morning.

The Cu Chi Tunnels were really interesting and played a big part in the Vietnamese winning the war against the yanks. Fair play to them, those tunnels were bloody boiling. We also saw the various traps and weapons they used; they were a bit barbaric but needs must an’ all.

In the PM Jackie and I had a nice little visit to the Embassy and had a walk around HCM City. Whilst we were there we visted the Independence Palace and the Revolutionary museum.

The next day (19th) we met our new tour leader, Komphak. Nice guy!

Early on 20th we departed for Phnom Penh, Cambodia by public bus, although we were the only ones on it.