Cu Chi tunnels

When you travel to southern Vietnam you must go to see Cu Chi tunnels. These historical tunnels literally blows your mind. I highly recommend to take guided tour to the tunnels because without given information you might not understand totally the meaning of these tunnels.

Cu Chi tunnels is my favorite excursion here in Vietnam. During the day I'm telling Vietnam's large history (takes already 1,5 hours to explain it shortly) and how life is now when it's been 40 years since war ended.
Cu Chi tunnels are located to Saigon City, about 1,5 hours driving away from the central town. Cu Chi has been one of the main happening places during the Vietnam war (or American war as Vietnamese people are saying). During the war Cu Chi villagers build huge tunnel network where they hided themselves when enemy was too close. And it really was close. Because without Americans knowing, they even built some of their bases just on top of the tunnels. And every time when Vietnamese army attacked on them, it seemed that they just showed up from nowhere and disappeared same way also.

It took a long time before Americans discovered these tunnels where even 10 000 people where living at. It's crazy how these people has been able to live in tunnels which are even in 10 meters depth from the ground. But life was not easy there. Not much air, very narrow living space and many different sicknesses killed people in tunnels. Americans tried long time to destroy the tunnels without success. But they managed to drop thousands of bombs and destroy large area of forest. Even nowadays you can see very much bomb craters in nature. And there is still many hundreds unexploded bombs in the nature.

Some of the tunnels are nowadays bigger than original ones. During the war adult Vietnamese was like 15 years old size. So not even all Vietnamese can fit to original tunnels anymore.

This is the channel where Cu Chi inhabitants got air to the tunnels

Americans were many times surprised with attack. And it was impossible to see where Vietnamese were shooting from.

Vietnamese built many traps to the nature also

Vietnamese troops had to me on move all the time. When it was time to sleep, your buddies were carrying you.

Next to tunnels there is a temple for honoring all communist Vietnamese soldiers who died in war. Temple's walls are full of these soldiers names.

 The prison where enemies were tortured.

Few weeks ago I had again excursion to the tunnels. This time there was big school group visiting at the same time. They got so super excited when they saw us, something so different for Vietnamese.

And for the random ending: picture of maybe the cutest puppy ever!

My year 2014

Year 2014 is over.. crazy... This year passed maybe fastest than any other year ever! During last year i've been moving to 3 different countries, Spain, Greece and Vietnam. And I have travelled a lot otherwise as well. Gran Canaria, London, Stockholm, Copenhagen, Athens, Rome, Corfu, Albania, and many other places!

I would say that in 2014 I really did what I loved, I travelled around and met much new people. And many of those people became good friends for me and I'm very sure that I will spend many many more memorable moments with them later also.

Here's some things what I also did:

 I was celebrating new year 2014 with my colleagues in South Tenerife. Mainly all pictures what I got in that night was totally black pictures. May tell already enough how night was?

In Tenerife beginning of the year was much celebration. After new year it was time for carnivals! 

I really recommend to go to Tenerife on carnival time! That week will be the funniest week of your year.

After carnivals me and Erik took mini holiday to neighbor island Gran Canaria. And we did that what was almost impossible.. we got lost in this freaking small dunes!! 

In Tenerife I had my first car accident. But not the last one. Had to wait only one month and I did the same in Finland.

On February I made surprise for my little brother and I showed up to his school dance's. He didn't have any idea that I was even in Finland. 

After Finland I flied to London. One of the year 2014's top things was to see my dear friend Viivi again!!

Masca/ Tenerife

North Tenerife coast

Teide volcano/ Tenerife

 

On April my 7 months work period in Tenerife ended and it was time to continue to new journeys.

First to home hoods...

... and then to the place what will be always one of my favorite homes: Parga!

I really miss that crystal clear water..

... and my wonderful colleagues

My two best friends: Prestige cocktail and Therese!

Meteors mountains, one of my favorite excursions of all time!

Corfu

Albania

This summer I managed to make one of my dreams to happen when I visited in Rome. Beautiful city where I definitely want to go back!

Mom came to see me in Parga <3

In the end of the season we had a road trip with June to Athens. Little bit sightseeing and Lady Gaga!

And soon after that it was time to leave Parga, it's wonderful people and my new friends. And that was not the easiest thing to do.

After Parga season I had 2 months to spend in Finland. But of course I was not able to keep myself in  a same place all the time so it was time for a small Scandinavia trip!

Stockholm

Copenhagen

After 2 months started maybe the most exciting journey in my life so far, when I started to work in Vietnam. First time in Vietnam, first time in Asia, first time so far away from home!

Happy new year everybody!