Ca Phe

July 21: Visiting Ba Noi

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July 21st 2011
Bac Phuc (Thu’s dad), his wife, his brother, Chu Nga, and two cousins (whose names I never remember or keep straight – there are a lot of cousins) met us at the airport and picked us up late on the evening of July 20/21. Our flight landed at a little after 10PM, and then we had to get landing visas (not a problem since we had our paperwork and photos ready – I did find it funny that one gu ... read more

Asia » Vietnam » Southeast » Ho Chi Minh City » District 1

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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