8am wake up which wasn't the best as it was a late night watching the football. Let's not mention it anymore. Today we were off to the Cu Chi tunnels which were the tunnels that the Vietnamese soldiers used during the war. On the way to the site we stopped off at a factory. Not just any factory, this was a handicapped art factory! All the workers were handicapped in some way and they made art prices out of egg shells. It was amazing, you wouldn't believe what they could do. After that we arrived at the tunnels. Our tour guide was a former south Vietnamese solider who worked for the Americans. This was interesting as he explored a contrasting viewpoint compared to the Museum yesterday. He was a great guy who guided us through the site with so much knowledge. We saw the tunnel entrance holes which were tiny, but I just about managed to squeeze in. We also got a chance to go down into the tunnels for 100m. It was crazy, we had to get in hands and knees and it was so hot down there. After we were out the other end we then ended up at a firing range. Of course the guys were up for this. So as bullets were expensive, Tom and I shared 10 bullets. We ford the M16. Soo loud!!! And powerful, the kick was madness. After our 10 minutes of excitement we finally reached the end. Back we went to the hotel to prepare for the night train ahead. As dinner wasn't an option on the train we had to get it beforehand so as traditional westerners we ordered pizza and took it onto the train. Off to the station, with mixed feelings about the night train, Laura and I were alright as we knew it had to be better than the Indian one. We were correct, it was luxury, a new surprise to the others in the group. After playing some card we shut the doors and off we went to bed, with the noise of train tracks looming in the background.
