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According to our guide Mr B, the longest tunnel system in the world. Mr B gave us a history of Vietnam starting with French occupation in the 1800s, which meant pretty much constant war until after the Vietnam war with the USA. It is a long and sad history. But hey the tunnels were neat, we crouched through over 100m of constricted, hot, humid and very dark spaces. We were with a huge group so even though Mr B was a very knowledgeable and charismatic guide, it was tough struggling to see what he was talking about through the throngs of tourists following him. The tunnels were a major strategic element for the VC so the history is interesting, but it is not really that interesting to see, I think the tunnels in Turkey were better. But if you've never been in a tunnel so short you had to crawl through 100m of it, then it would be something to see. Tonight is party night as we don't have anything planned for tomorrow, besides museums and shopping.