War Museum

Saigon, Vietnam

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February 9th 2014
9th feb - Sunday Lovely lazy morning. Woke thinking we would give breakfast of Pho Noodle soup a miss in favour of an extra hour's sleep. Carried out our usual morning routine and dawdled down to reception to hand in keys only to find we were an hour earlier than thought and with a little more haste could have made breakfast, having missing the soup by only 10 minutes. Phew! Close call. ... 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