Reunification Plaza

City Tour Saigon

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May 18th 2007
Got up at 6am and felt like partying (jet lag). used the shutle bus between the hotel and city centre, and got offer a tour of saigon by one of those vespa riders in town. Seeing the traffic, I realised that would be the quickest way of getting around here, so after some bargening. I started the tour. I managed to see the Notre Dam (Effect of french colonisation), the reunification plaza, the ... read more

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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