Weasel Coffee in Ben Thanh market

Greetings from Duong Ngyuen Hue, HCMC

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January 22nd 2007
This is Ilene saying hi from HCMC-- I'll give you some fun touristy things to look at here. I always get a kick out of the Ben Thanh market scene--It's just as interesting to watch the tourists navigate it as it is to look at all of the things for sale. Americans tourists are few and far between, though--many more Asian, European, and Australian tourists. And it's hard to find any tourists my a ... 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