New Year Firewoks

Happy New Year (again)

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February 15th 2007
How lucky can we get, 2 New Year's to celebrate in the space of 2 months! The city was gearing up for a big party, everything was decorated in red and gold and people were calling "Chuc mung na moi" all over the place. We spent the day walking in the city visiting some attractions. First stop was the Reunification Palace that the President had built in the early 1960s as his former residence w ... 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