CuChi Tunnels

Here we are at last

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April 5th 2008
Well here we are in Ho Chi Min City WOW! what a busy place, and sooooo many motor cycles and motor scooters, we have managed to cross the road, you just have to keep walking and hold your breath, It is very humid, and thankfully and bit overcast which helps, Yesterday we went to the CuChi Tunnels and Des tried to get down a very small one, he reckons he was only stopped by his walet, but he woul ... 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