Mekong

Mekong Delta and Saigon

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February 13th 2009
We have yet to experience a lie in - Brian is getting out of bed earlier now than he did whilst working! We are certainly not complaing though, there is much to see and do. From Chau Doc we picked up our tour of the Mekong Delta which invovled visiting floating houses with fish farms, cruising down the Mekong, visiting the floating market and seeing some more pigs' heads at another local mar ... read more

Asia » Vietnam » Mekong River Delta

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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