Ha, Ha, Ha...Now Where's the Real Museum?

Greetings from Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon), Vietnam! I'm still travelling with Amy & the two Turkish guys from Cambodia, and you'll be happy to know Murat, one of the guys, is just dorky enough to shout out "Good Morning Vietnam!" first thing every day...a ritual that's so "Mere," I'm jealous I didn't think to start doing it first!

HCMC is huge and bustling. There's a great backpackers area with tons of color and energy like Koh San Road in Bangkok, but much cleaner and nicer smelling! Today we saw some of the major sites, and I won't bore you with all the history lessons, but I have to write something about how atrociously skewed the "War Museum" is. The place is an absolute JOKE! It gives a ridiculously one-sided "story," painting the entire conflict as a war between Vietnam and America. Nothing at all is said about the civil war that was going on, about the hideous crimes against humanity that the Viet Cong were committing on Vietnamese civillians, nothing about the fact that America entered to support the South in their resistance against the Viet Cong. I mean it was just appalling! The exhibits and photos all made it out to appear that the U.S. just came in to this peaceful country and started blowing up the countryside & cities for no reason. Completely ridiculous, and such a shame for anyone who visits the museum without some understanding of the true history of events.

Heading North tomorrow.
xoxo,
Mere