Notre Dame Cathedral - HCMC

While in Ho Chi Minh.....don't "Miss Saigon"!!!

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May 31st 2007
After another long day on a train we arrived in Saigon, or Ho Chi Minh City as it is now called. The city was re-named in honour of Uncle Ho in 1975 after it fell into the hands of the North Vietnamese. Ho Chi Minh is a massive sprawling city and is divided into 16 districts, district 1 is still officially called Saigon and this is where we intended on staying. The queue of taxis at the statio ... 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