DMZ tour to Danang

Since it worked out the same cost, and was far more direct, I decided to get the bus via the DMZ museum. 

The DMZ (Demilitarised Zone) was the point where the North met the South, during the war. There are more tunnels here- the Vinh Moc Tunnels.

The entrance to the tunnels

We had to go down stairs until we were 30m underground. 

There were a lot bigger than the Cu Chi tunnels I'd seen in Ho Chi Minh City. I was able to just about stand up fully.

Me in the tunnels 

In these tunnels, there were very small rooms every few meters where families would stay. These rooms were only a couple of meters deep and you would not be able to stand up in them. An entire village lived in these tunnels for 2 and a half years- more than 60 families.

What a family in one of the rooms would look like

There were wells in the tunnels, weapon storage, and air holes.

Lots of mothers gave birth in these tunnels and there was a maternity room where 17 babies were born during the war.

         The maternity room 

We went to a museum after as well. It was quite small and no more informative than museums elsewhere.

A statue of Ho Chi Minh at the museum 

On the drive back to Hue, our driver got stopped by the police! We had to wait for quite a while while the police talked to him.

        Our driver with the police 

When we got to Hue, I checked into a private room. The hotel I stayed in was full of mosquitoes! I heard a rushing sound in the corridor outside my room, and opened my door to see loads of birds flying from a higher floor into the corridor! 

I wondered down to the river and ended up going on an hour boat ride down the river. 

River boat ride

The mountains near the river

I booked an easy rider (motorbike tour) to  Danang for the next day, and a train from Danang to Saigon.