The Palace of Reunification

Saigon

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June 25th 2008
As soon as we arrived we checked in into a cheap guesthouse near the main backpacker area and after a shower we went for dinner to a vegetarian restaurant that Renea wanted to try out. We then went to Pacharan, the spanish bar recommended by Raul (the spanish guy i meet in Hoi An). They had a band playing, so of course, I end up on the stage doing some chorus to the singer, an Argentinian guy th ... 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