Steve's Birthday Party

Saigon Saigon

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May 12th 2006
Saigon was our last stop in Vietnam and, considering the fact that we had enjoyed everywhere else in the country so much, we weren't expecting to like the city a lot. We had also been warned from fellow travellers that it was noisy, overcrowded and a bit sleazy in places. Thankfully we were pleasantly surprised. To us, Saigon was a well developed buzzing city which had a lot to offer. We arriv ... 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