The immense network of tunnels in Cu Chi | Vietnam

Yesterday, I went to bed early as I didn’t feel well. My stomach needed a day to adjust to non-drinkable tap water in Vietnam. It wasn’t a good idea to drink it, but I was too drunk to realise. I learned the lesson the hard way, so it’s not going to happen again. Luckily, today I’m all good again and ready to keep exploring. Having some time yesterday recovering, I searched for good things to do in the area and found the Cu Chi Museum. An early start today to make my little day trip happen.

Cu Chi tunnels

The tunnels of Cu Chi are a massive network of tunnels located outside of Ho Chi Minh City. They are part of an extensive network that stretches underneath the country. Besides being the Viet Cong’s base of operations in 1968, they were the location for military campaigns during the Vietnam War. The tunnels were mainly used as hiding spots, supply routes, hospitals, food and weapon depots and as living quarters for the fighters. In Cu Chi, the government preserved about 120 km of tunnels. They turned it into a war memorial and a museum.

In the museum, they showed us everything about life in the tunnels. We even ended up walking through one of them! Besides that, we saw some old tanks from the war and all the different types of booby traps. It is incredible to realise how recent this history is. It’s not that long ago at all.

I made some friends during the day, and we had a good time on the way back into the city. In the evening, I wanted to relax. When I searched for the Hard Rock Cafe on Google Maps, my third Hard Rock Cafe already, I saw they were doing a concert. So I quickly booked tickets, had dinner, and it was a great night!

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