Ho Chi Minh

Ho Chi Minh

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January 21st 2007
After an hour delay in the guesthouse our bus arrived to pick us up. Luckily for us the delay gave us a chance to grab a much needed coffee to cure our hungoverness (It's a word). It took about 6 and half hours to get to the border, where we had some lunch. The border was as slow and painful as usual. From the border it was about another hour and half to the city. We were dropped at a tour guide o ... read more

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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