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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]
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] Blog: Sweaty Saigon
Date: December 21st 2007
Jeff speaking (Qing Editing) Our trip to Saigon didn't start out on the right foot. First of all, Qing and I both have a case of the sniffles and our bus to Saigon ended up overheating when we were 10 km away from the center of the city. We ended up waiting in the evening for about half an hour for another bus to come and pick us all up. It could have been worse, Saigon is horrible during th ... read more
Date: December 21st 2007
Jeff speaking (Qing Editing) Our trip to Saigon didn't start out on the right foot. First of all, Qing and I both have a case of the sniffles and our bus to Saigon ended up overheating when we were 10 km away from the center of the city. We ended up waiting in the evening for about half an hour for another bus to come and pick us all up. It could have been worse, Saigon is horrible during th ... read more
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