Brian

Ho Chi Minh

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September 1st 2007
Ho Chi Minh is a bit more organised than Hanoi but the same principle of driving exist, did the usual city stuff haggled in the Ben Thanh Markets a huge place which had a big sign saying ''fixed price only" nothing is further form the truth in these places. Visited the war remnants museum, it’s mainly all pictures and it doesn’t hold back with its very graphic photo's of the war from the start ... read more

Asia » Vietnam » Southeast » Ho Chi Minh City » Cu Chi

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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