Ho Chi Minh City

Christmas in Vietnam

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December 25th 2006
We had Christmas in Vietnam, en route to Cambodia for Peter and Christiana's wedding. Unfortunately all we really had time for in our four days was Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon) - so it was just a taster of the delights that the rest of Vietnam has to offer. HCMC was frantic, but fun. We ate noodles, shopped in Ben Thanh market, toured the Reunification Palace (slightly eerie - it's been left just ... 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