We decided to buy a four hour pass for an “on off bus” so we could see more of of Ho Chi Minh City (District 1) before leaving tomorrow. It’s quite warm- it went up to 96 today. Our first “off” was just kilometer from the Bitexco Tower aka Sky Deck tower – we wanted to see more of this city of 10 million people (and 8.5 motorcycles!). See below.
We waited a bit for the next bus and went to the other side of District 1 to visit the War Remnants Museum. The museum has three floors and is focused mainly on the America war with a little bit of history about how they ousted the French in the 1950s. There a room with a descriptions and photos regarding the worst of the bombing in the 70s, another on American war crimes ( massacres), another highlighting the effect of agent orange and, among the reports, how the Vietnamese met the challenges in various ways. That’s just some of it. Of course the reports are one sided but there is much sad truth that it hurts to see it. The information is in Vietnamese and English and the museum was quite full with both locals and tourists. Outside were various war planes, tanks and helicopters. It was hard to take. 😟
Returning to the hotel we were surprised to see live entertainment for tea time! The guitar & violin duo were a lovely treat. We relaxed, enjoyed roof top deck and though about our next plans to head south to see some of the Mekong Delta and then to head to Cambodia.
2023 Travels of Pat and Dirk in Vietnam and other S.E. Asia countries 
It appears that there is a lot of music offered in many of the places you’ve traveled to in Vietnam. That’s very nice!
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