Tunnels and more

Went on a trip to the Viet Kong tunnel complex a few miles outside the city. Very extensive network with ingenious ways of both hiding their existence and boobytrapping the US "enemy". They lived for weeks or months underground and amongst other things diverted smoke from cooking fires by means of channels so that it came out many yards away. Sandals made from car tyres could be worn back to front making confusing footprint tracks. Quite gruesome exhibits there and in the war museum we visited later.Read more