Here is a photo that Jessica took of me walking through a market in Ho Chi Minh City. We were there for one full day and we made the most of it! While the boys (Ty and 3 Chileans we have been traveling with for the past week) went to visit the war tunnels Jessica and I opted for a less confining experience and booked a city tour. We visited a cathedral, the reunification palace, the war museum, Chinatown, and a Chinese market. It was a packed day but we were glad we got to see all the main attractions in our short time in Ho Chi Minh.
The war museum was very sad because it was basically just three floors of grotesque photos of the war. I learned a lot about the "America War", as the Vietnamese have named it, and it made me really think about my country's role in this conflict. The reunification palace was less exciting. It is a huge building where the Prime Minister used to live when Saigon was the capital of Vietnam. Now it is just open for the public to visit and admire.
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