HCMC

just a portion of the Vietnamese tourist loop

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August 9th 2005
Arriving in HCMC after a 9 hour journey by bus left me shellshocked at such a busy place.. i was planning on staying in this city for a couple of days but could not wait to get to Nha Trang and see the beach, so after spending only one afternoon seeing the sights (jade palace, war museum and artifact/history museum) i was through with it and jumped on the bus the next morning to make the, what i w ... 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