Here are some photos from those 5 days, in no particular order.
The Mynong people still live a traditional lifestyle. Houses are built off the ground so animals can sleep below:
Rice drying on the road:
Road works:
Main street of a rural town:
The tunnels needed breathing holes, and were usually disguised as termite mounds. The gap (bottom right) is the air hole. These would be invisible if a path had not been swept around it:
The VC man traps were deadly and ingenious. It also meant that VC long drops were the most dangerous in the land.
Replica of the President's escape helicoper. On the fateful day, someone else buggered off with it, and it has never been recovered. The red circles in the foreground are when North Viet Nam bombs landed during the assault.
Replicas of the actual tanks that burst through the gates. The real ones are usually housed in an Hanoi museum, but often go on tours of the counrty.
There is even a school on the water:
I'm going to pull this one out when my kids complain about having to walk to school:
Back to school! I bought the kids some supplies from the local shop. They let me sit in for a bit to learn english as a reward.