Cu Chi Tunnels and Ho Chi Minh Trail

Now I thought us 3 were small people before we visited the Cu Chi Tunnels (5)! Taking a tour through the tunnels was definitely an experience to remember. They were really hard to crawl through... and to think they reconstructed and expanded the tunnels 25 cm to accommodate the larger tourists! (5) These tunnels were used during the war in Vietnam by liberation fighting guerrillas and Americans as hiding spaces during combat, as well as serving as communication and supply routes, hospitals, food and weapon caches and living quarters for numerous guerrilla fighters. (5) The tunnels are hidden very well. You wouldn't even notice if you were standing, looking straight at a hatch. The hatches that the guerilla fighters had to climb in and out of were only as large as the width of their small bodies.

http://www.travelblog.org/Photos/7639.html

This area near the Cu Chi Tunnels is also where the Ho Chi Minh Trail (6) is said to end. Although there is no official Ho Chi Minh Trail route, the networks of foot paths, truck routes and river transportation that come down from North Vietnam through Laos and Cambodia are said to be considered the Ho Chi Minh Trail. (6) These routes were used to transport supplies to the soldiers and guerillas during the war (6). We were able to see some of the modern roads of the Ho Chi Minh Trail, but we wondered what it would be like to be here during the war. Although there wasn't too much to see on the trail, it was nice to be able to see the area and honour the memory of the people who died there.

http://www.afa.org/magazine/nov2005/1105trail.asp