While chaotic to us, this is normal traffic in Saigon

Exploring Saigon

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February 7th 2012
We awoke to find the clothes we washed the night before were dry (towel drying the clothes combined with some light air-conditioning worked wonders). After a relaxing breakfast we embarked on a self-guided walking tour of Saigon (Ho Chi Minh), including a very confronting war museum, a relaxing inner city pagoda, street markets and about 12km of walking between. The amount of walking, the heat ... 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