Travel : Vietnam - Saigon City Tour - Part 1
So I went for a tour! Ha ha! This is what happens when one tries to cramp all their schedule in 52 hours! It was suppose to be longer but something cropped up and thus the rush. Big mistake - Vietnam has plenty to offer and I think I would have to return here to complete this so far beautiful country.
Visit 1: War Remnant Musuem
Opened to public on September 4th. 1975, it exhibits the war crimes and aftermath of the foreign forces upon the people of Vietnam. It has many pictures and translated scripts as one takes time to read and understand the war that happened. It brings about a mixed feeling and a sense of sadness as one sees the fear, the oppression and the suffering that the people of Vietnam had to endure. Never could I understand how evil man can treat another……., and in a breath I realize that this was all an experimental ground for the so called World peace keeper, th USA. In their cry for peace and freedom, they made it worse and caused more suffering not only to the Vietnamese but also to the lost men in battle and their families. There is a book in the museum for visitors to sign and in it, one can read the remarks hurled against the USA for their unnecessary meddling and killings. One can only see the similar repetitions happening in other parts like Iraq as they fail to learn from past due to their self righteous and egoist behavior.
Entrance to the Museum
The Weapons of Destruction
The Suffering
Why? Will we ever learn? They claim that close to 5 billion bombs were deployed during the war and the use of Agent Orange was purely a test ground for chemical warfare! Why?…….
