Rooftop garden in Saigon

Day ??? -- Saigon

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July 19th 2008
We planned on sleeping in this morning, but the early phone call from Salem-Keizer did not make that possible. Instead, when Thu knocked on our door at 8:30 wanting to know if we’d join her and Peter on the roof of the hotel, we were ready to go. Again, Bac Phuc was chomping at the bit to leave ahead of schedule, worriedly calling our rooms at 8:50 to wonder why we weren’t in the lobby yet ( ... read more

Asia » Vietnam » Southeast » Ho Chi Minh City

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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