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Monday in Saigon

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July 15th 2008
Day two (? -- Monday) in Vietnam: We awoke and headed to the shower in the house that Thu's father, Bac Phuc, built for her (most of the time it is used for her uncle's wedding business -- he lives in the house next door and his business studio is also nearby). Thu said "The shower's not working, so I guess that's what the bucket's for." It was a bucket with a scoop. No problem. We had a to ... 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