Can Tho

Can Tho to Ho Chi Minh

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February 27th 2008
Can Tho Victoria Hotel We both sleep a little bit better last night..had some fairly serious rain around 6pm that cooled things down nicely for a bit. A nice pub dinner of Vietnamese dishes last night then a couple of beers on our deck watching the rain and all the river traffic scurrying to return to port and in bed by about 9. I did play around a bit with M's photo's as each of her photo ... 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