Ho Chi Ming City, Vietnam: Day 2

Things are jumpin' on Chinese Lunar New Year Day in Ho Chi Ming City, Vietnam.  From dawn to dusk energetic young men are dancing in long dragons and short 2-man dragons.

We also visited visit Cuchi Underground Tunnel - a battle field in Vietnam War about 50 miles from Saigon City.  We also visited Binh Tay market, city tour of the church and post office. Dinner in a floating restaurant on Saigon River.

We also visited visit Cuchi Underground Tunnel - a battle field in Vietnam War about 50 miles north of Saigon City.  This was a grizzly activity and a long bus ride. 
For a century the people of this region fought a guerrilla war, first against the French and then the Americans. These tunnels became famous extending 3 stories below the ground.

The complex maze of tunnels had well-camoflaged entrances

Watch were you walk as these bobby traps were common throughout this area.

Grizzly bobby traps on display. 

The remains of where a B52 bomb created a crator.

The Saigon Post Office built by the French back in the day is still an impressive building.

Theh inside of the Saigon Post Office.

The Catholic cathedral across the city of the Saigon Post Office was founded by the French an is still functioning today.

Exterior of the cathedral.

Our tour group went on a "dinner cruise" on the Saigon River. We were now about 24 days into our tour of southern China, Cambodia and Vietnam and honestly, for the first time we were tired of eating.  This was our very first group tour vacation and we learned that a big part of such tours is EATING. Little pot stop! 
This time we just relaxed and watched the river go by.

One last night celebrating the Chinese Lunar New Year in Ho Chi Ming City, Vietnam.