We began by heading to the War Museum. It was pretty difficult to handle, the photos and information, especially regarding the extreme torture tactics and Agent Orange effects on the Vietnamese people for the decades to follow. We walked away feeling very un-easy in the stomach.
The next day was extremely long as we sat up and played cards until 2am, waiting for our hire car to pick us up and drive us to Long Tan for the Dawn ANZAC Ceremony. The event was a bit surreal as we were in the rubber plantation where the Australian and New Zealand soldiers fought and lost their lives. There was really nowhere for them to hide. Katie was unfortunately quite ill, so following the ceremony we jumped straight back in the car and headed back to Saigon, where we slept pretty much the whole day!
Saigon or now known as Ho Chi Minh City is quite charming, even though it is a city. The streets light up at night with locals being very pleasant, stopping for a quick chat or even a wave as we strolled through the park.
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