Uncle Ho

Good Morning Vietnam!

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November 20th 2005
As the title suggests we are now in Ho Chi Minh City in Vietnam (country number 4!) Getting here took the best part of 2 days as we had to get the boat from Phnom Penh to Chau Doc. We stayed there overnight before driving to HCMC. We arrived yesterday afternoon so we have done a bit of exploring. HCMC seems like a really great city and seems very modern compared to some of the places we have been ... 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