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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]
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] Blog: Vietnam: Miss & Mr Saigon
Date: August 23rd 2010
Date: August 23rd 2010
Ho Chi Minh City
We left Sihanoukville in Southern Cambodia bright and early on a Mekong Express bus headed back to Phnom Penh. We had a two hour break in the capital (enough time for an extremely tasty lunch!) before boarding another bus which would take us all the way through the border and into Vietnam. Unfortunately we would only be able to say "Goood evveeening Vietnaaaam!" (hehe) ... read more
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