French architecture and motorbikes in Saigon

almost home...

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October 17th 2006
The last stop on my trip was Saigon, I arrived there with only two full days to explore before I would be flying back to Australia, and it wasn't nearly enough... I wish I could have stayed way longer, it was such a cool city, so different to the rest of Vietnam, almost like Bangkok in a way, or I guess what Bangkok might have been like in years gone by... It was amazing to see the wealth in th ... read more

Asia » Vietnam » Southeast » Ho Chi Minh City

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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