Photos: Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam

December 07, 2014

Pictures we took in Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam.

Trying some street food.

Trying some street food.

Banh Trang Nuong, grilled rice paper topped with small dry shrimp, a quail egg, ground pork, and chili paste.

Banh Trang Nuong, grilled rice paper topped with small dry shrimp, a quail egg, ground pork, and chili paste.

Vietnamese pizza.

Vietnamese pizza.

Heading to Cu Chi Tunnels.

Heading to Cu Chi Tunnels.

One of many of the entrances into the tunnels.

One of many of the entrances into the tunnels.

A trap door.

A trap door.

Clipping Armpit Trap.

Clipping Armpit Trap.

Rolling Trap.

Rolling Trap.

A Cu Chi tree. Cu means Poison and Chi means tree. The leaf is poisonous and can kill you within a half an hour.

A Cu Chi tree. Cu means Poison and Chi means tree. The leaf is poisonous and can kill you within a half an hour.

Another entrance into a tunnel.

Another entrance into a tunnel.

Haley entering a cramped, dark tunnel. It wasn't her favorite thing experience.

Haley entering a cramped, dark tunnel. It wasn't her favorite thing experience.

Rubber sandals handmade from old tires by locals. These were the shoes used by the Viet Cong during the war.

Rubber sandals handmade from old tires by locals. These were the shoes used by the Viet Cong during the war.

The rubber sole of a sandal being made right in front of us.

The rubber sole of a sandal being made right in front of us.

Matt in front of a massive Boeing CH-47 Chinook transport helicopter at the War Remnants Museum.

Matt in front of a massive Boeing CH-47 Chinook transport helicopter at the War Remnants Museum.

Another view of the chinook.

Another view of the chinook.

A disabled American tank at the Cu Chi Tunnels. This one was destroyed by a land mine.

A disabled American tank at the Cu Chi Tunnels. This one was destroyed by a land mine.

A beautiful park in the middle of Ho Chi Minh City.

A beautiful park in the middle of Ho Chi Minh City.

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Saigon Notre-Dame Basilica.

Saigon Notre-Dame Basilica.

Saigon Notre-Dame Basilica.

Saigon Notre-Dame Basilica.

Saigon Notre-Dame Basilica.

Saigon Notre-Dame Basilica.

Saigon Notre Dame Basilica.

Saigon Notre Dame Basilica.

Enjoying a Saigon beer while we wait out a rainstorm.

Enjoying a Saigon beer while we wait out a rainstorm.

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