Chu Chi

HCMC is a mouthful!

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March 12th 2007
Ho Chi Minh City sure is a mouthful, luckily most of the locals still refer to it at as Saigon, which seems so much more practical. We arrived at the rail station at about 4am, there were people everywhere at this time of morning. Even though it is the main rail stop in Vietnam, our train still did not pull up at a platform as such, we had to lug our bags down the train stairs, then cross the trac ... read more

Asia » Vietnam » Southeast » Ho Chi Minh City

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The conquest of Vietnam by France began in 1858 and was completed by 1884. It became part of French Indochina in 1887. Independence was declared after World War II, but the French continued to rule until 1954 when they were defeated by Communist forc... ... read more