Relaxing with grandpa

July 23: Shopping in Ho Chi Minh (Saigon)

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July 23rd 2011
When one needs to travel a great distance, one hires a driver. Now, the trip between Om Ngaoi and Ba Noi is about three hours. When one hires a driver, the price is the price, whether for three hours or for the whole day. For that reason, it was decided that Thu’s grandfather and his wife would some with us in the morning and we would all go on a shopping excursion to Saigon before we had to m ... 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