Scorpion

A Varied Menu

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November 20th 2005
Whilst shopping today, we were asked if we were locals! We had stumbled into the expat area of town where I bought a fab rabbit in Ao dai outfit. We then ran into Bruce and Bec, so had Pho together in Ben Thanh market for less than a dollar each. The day's highlight was the last supper in a local Vietnamese restaurant. We heard the place before we saw it. This was due to the Vietnam vs. Singapore ... 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