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Mekong Delta

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May 31st 2006
We felt we should make a trip to see the Mekong Delta and the kind man at our hotel talked us into doing a 3 day tour which ended up in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. The first day we were bussed 2 1/2 hours to the Mekong River where we went to see a fruit and fish market on the riverbanks. Here we tried banana wrapped in rice batter with coconut sauce for breakfast (really nice). From here we took a cruis ... 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