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Viet Nam

January 31st 2008
Next stop Ho Chi Minh City, Viet Nam. What a busy spot this is, the streets are teeming with shiny new scooters. We caught a bus to the Cu Chi Tunnels, a spot where you can see what it was like for the 500,000 locals that during the war hid in the tunnel network that weaves it's way under this country. We got to fire off a few rounds with an AK47 assault rifle. That was pretty cool. We also ... read more
Asia » Vietnam » Southeast » Ho Chi Minh City » Cu Chi

Vietnamese Flag 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
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