With 843 tank

a.k.a. Saigon

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November 17th 2007
Day 38 - Wednesday 7 November Arrived in Saigon at 7am and was greeted by the usual croud of hustlers trying to get you to go to their hotel. I was still tired at not in the mood. After settling on one it was time to go back to bed for a few hours. Watched a reply of Liverpools champions league game over breakfast then it was time to sightsee. Out of all the places in Vietnam I'd been loo ... 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