Family outing

Two days in the Delta

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February 10th 2008
With little knowledge of what the tour entailed beyond the promise of seeing a floating market on the busiest day of the year, we joined three friends on a two-day trip to the Mekong Delta this week. Unfortunately, “busiest day of the year” actually translates to “floating market closed for Tet holiday” so we did not get to see the floating market - just the spot where it would have been ... read more

Asia » Vietnam » Mekong River Delta

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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