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We spent five nights in Ho Chi Minh city and before we arrived we had planned to do everything there was to do in the city – the day trips, the museums, the touristy things and not so touristy things as well. But now that we have been there and done that, take our advise on five things NOT to do in the city. We learnt the hard way but you don’t have to make your own mistakes. 1. Visit the war remnants museum – It will probably the top on your list if you are visiting Ho Chi Minh city but you could get more information about the American war in Vietnam by researching it online or reading a book. If you get to the actual museum you would want to see more than just images of people who suffered. The American war was awful but before you feel glad that Vietnamese people won the war, you will be saddened that America continues to wage many such wars in different parts of the world. And while I saw a few people touched to tears with the images, I felt weird that they fail to realise how these wars continue to be fought elsewhere. 2. Cruise the Mekong – In Ho Chi Minh, we were really short of things to do. So we were considering a dinner cruise on Mekong. Luckily, one evening we walked to the banks of the Mekong and saw rows of cargo containers lined up along one side of the banks and others passing along. If you are in South East Asia you will have ample of opportunities to cruise or take quiet rides on Mekong. Give this one a skip, if you are considering it to be a romantic sunset ride on the Mekong in …