Mekong River

It's brown, it's wide, it flows actually quite fast! And it's the essence of live here in South Vietnam

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December 25th 2007
People rise early in Viet Nam, at 6.30 children are on their way to school, houses have been swept and by 11 AM everybody is already hungry and has lunch. Hence when I went to have some dinner on Sunday night upon my arrival in Saigon at 8 PM mostly foreigners were in the BBQ Garden restaurant (the locals either could not afford the restaurant or had gone home to bed!). What a lovely evening! Ima ... read more

Asia » Vietnam » Mekong River Delta

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

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