Surprise!

Cu Chi tunnels and Cao Dai Temple

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May 2nd 2006
We took a one day trip out to Cao Dai Temple and the Cu Ch tunnels - and what an interesting trip! The tunnels are tiny! We were on our hands and knees crawling through with the roof of the tunnels just millimeters above our backs. Add minimal, red lighting, and soaring temperatures and you have a recipe for an attack of claustrophobia! ... 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