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Trip to Mekong Delta

January 30th 2011
Out trip to the Mekong Delta took an extra hour and half going and hour coming back to Saigon because of the mass exodus for the Lunar New Year holiday (Tet in Vietnamese). The city has between 8 and 9 million people and over 4 million scooters and motorbikes. Whole families and their belongings plus gifts for family were loaded on the bike and then they journeyed to their local villages. There ... read more
Asia » Vietnam » Mekong River Delta

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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