Notre Dame Cathedral, Saigon

Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon)

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November 20th 2010
An amazing city. Huge. Population 3 million, and each and every one owns a motor bike! The city is wall to wall motor bikes, rush hour is 24 hours a day. Spent a couple of days just exploring the city, checking out the usual tourist attractions. Vietnam has history of occupation by many differrent countries. One of which is France, which has left a huge cultural mark in Saigon. They brought Cathol ... read more

Asia » Vietnam

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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