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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: Saigon - Capital of the South
Date: May 19th 2008
Arrived in Saigon at about 6am after a restless nights sleep. Jacky slept fine but I have taken an instant dislike to sleeper buses, rather than space age they are more like being a cat in a washing machine. This sounds strange but if I was shorter I would have been more comfortable ! (Yes me being shorter !) Jumped straight on another bus to a kinda mystery Mekon delta tour, did not learn muc ... read more
Date: May 19th 2008
Arrived in Saigon at about 6am after a restless nights sleep. Jacky slept fine but I have taken an instant dislike to sleeper buses, rather than space age they are more like being a cat in a washing machine. This sounds strange but if I was shorter I would have been more comfortable ! (Yes me being shorter !) Jumped straight on another bus to a kinda mystery Mekon delta tour, did not learn muc ... read more
