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War Remnants Museum

November 27, 2014 by WJMD Leave a Comment

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The War Remnants Museum is located in District 3 of Ho Chi Minh City.  It is inexpensive to enter, about 1 USD per person. This is a very interesting and one sided depiction of the Vietnam War or, as it is called at the museum, the “American Aggressive War”. The exhibits are mainly anti-American propaganda and give a biased and skewed view of Americans.

While all war is tragic, please do your research before visiting, as the Vietnam War is not depicted via facts here.

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Outside the museum there is a large collection of left over military guns, bombs, airplanes and vehicles. They also have a set up what “Tiger Cages” looked like. This is where the South Vietnamese government kept political prisoners.

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Filed Under: Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

Independence Palace

November 24, 2014 by WJMD Leave a Comment

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This was the living/working quarters of the southern Vietnam president during the Vietnam war. After America pulled out of the war this beautiful palace fell to the northern Vietcong forces on April 30th 1975.

The grounds of the palace are huge with lots of amazing landscaping and they even have a few tanks and an airplane to show you the history.

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The tickets are super cheep only costing about 1 USD. We would recommend checking this place out and seeing the grounds and rooms open to the public. We don’t recommend paying extra for a tour as there are informational boards, in English, posted throughout the palace.  Make sure to check out the rooftop club, theater room, and the basement/war room.

Our favorite part was the underground bunkers that sheltered the president and his family during the war.

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palace-10palace-11Helicopter pad right out of the rooftop lounge. The red circles are where the two bombs were dropped by the north army.

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Rooftop lounge.
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President’s bedroom and communication room in the bunker.

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Filed Under: Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

Notre-Dame Basilica & Saigon Post Office

November 23, 2014 by WJMD Leave a Comment

These are two neat places to check out while visiting Ho Chi Minh City.

All the building materials for the basilica where imported from France. The statue of Our Lady of Peace was made with granite in Rome and shipped to Saigon in 1959.

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The Saigon Central Post Office was built while Vietnam was part of the French Indochina in the 20th century (between 1886-1891). It’s still a functioning post office but mostly a tourist attraction these days. Make sure to check out the cool old maps of 20th century Vietnam and Cambodia painted on the right and left walls once you walk in.

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Filed Under: Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

Hotel A25

November 22, 2014 by WJMD Leave a Comment

Our hosts booked us a hotel located on Pham Ngu Lao street in the heart of Ho Chi Minh City. This is the place to stay if you are visiting and looking for a little interaction with other travelers. This hotel was one step up from a hostel. It was actually very nice and you really can’t beat the $9 USD 1.5 hour massage.

And we had Pho for the complimentary breakfast every morning 🙂
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Filed Under: Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

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