Showing posts with label history. Show all posts
Showing posts with label history. Show all posts

Friday, May 31, 2013

Cu Chi Tunnel Escapade

"The tunnels were used by Viet Cong guerrillas as hiding spots during combat, as well as serving as communication and supply routes, hospitals, food and weapon caches and living quarters for numerous guerrilla fighters. The tunnel systems were of great importance to the Viet Cong in their resistance to American forces, and helped achieve ultimate military success."



 Don't you dare to step on this or else....
 spikes are waiting for you.
 This hole serves as their source of oxygen. There are many of this around the place. When the enemies are around, they cover those holes with grass to cover the holes.
 Look how small the soldiers that time.
 This is one of their entrance through their tunnel, and I got the chance to see what is inside.
 It was so hot down there and was a little bit of scary.HAHA. The photo above is an evidence, BLURRED because my hands were really shaking. Plus, seeing the bat inside...AAAH!








 The photos above were the traps that the Vietnamese soldiers made for their enemies.

We also had the chance to experience shooting using their guns and it was so heavy!



The entrance of the tunnel. This part of the tunnel was 'edited' (a big LOL with that 'edited' word) already for the sake of the other tourists who are big, yes big.HAHA. 
I forgot to take pictures because my gawd! It was so hot inside and dark!
This is what it looks like after the tunnel experience. SPEECHLESS. lol



Good thing our tour guide has something for us! Yummy Cassava with sugar and some peanut-y something! HAHA!


Hope You Enjoyed!



Tuesday, May 28, 2013

Just Read

Untitled. On our stay at Phnom Penh, we visited their Tuol Sleng Genocide Museum. I was excited at first because I was expecting to see their different sides of their culture, but upon entry of the museum,well, it was different. 

 

Well, I can't tell to you the whole history of Cambodia but what will I share to you is that, they experienced dictatorship from a man named, Pol Pot. And according to my research almost 8 million died because of his policies.
The museum was an old school. My aunt said it was the exact prison where Pol Pot placed all of the families and other prisoners. 


This is the bed of the prisoners and the metal thingy their is like the lock that is attached to their foot.

NO SMILING, I guess. When you're in their, you can't really smile because you will the ambiance of sadness, sorrow and everything! ang bigat niya sa puso. AS IN.


READ from 1 - 10. 


And because smiling is not allowed and you can't really smile because of the ambiance. Here we are.


This is their prison. The class room were turned as a prison jail. If you can see, there's still a blackboard at the end of the prison. The feeling inside was so creepy. You can't stay inside long because you will really feel the sorrow and the past of the place.





I didn't post too much picture because I don't want you my readers to feel the uneasiness of the place.
Just search about the history of Cambodia and discover it yourself. HAHA :)



Hope you enjoyed! I hope so. :)