Market

Ho Chi Minh City

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December 28th 2012
We head off today on a walk around the city, heading past the Ben Thanh Market we head up to the war remnants museum, dedicated to show the story of the war, some of its pretty gruesome but worth a visit. From here we head back via the Reunification palace gardens, the gardens themselves are nothing special but they are filled with random stone sculptures dotted around the place. Heading b ... read more

Asia » Vietnam

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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