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Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum

Meeting Uncle Ho

June 18th 2009
My Vietnamese name, apparently, is "Hello Motorbike." If you want something less formal, it is "Hello Moto." I must have heard this about 500 times today as I walked from my hostel to the Ho Chi Minh mausoleum. But that makes sense. Vietnam is the 13th most populous country in the world, and I am convinced that every single one of that massive population is on a motorcyle in H ... read more
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Vietnamese Flag 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
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