Ho Chi Mihn City

Vietnam...Ho Chi Mihn!

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October 23rd 2008
Xin Chao! ....or for those not familiar with the Vietnamese language...hello!!!! We arrived in Ho Chi Mihn City (formerly known as Saigon), in southern Vietnam, last Wednesday, the 15th. The title of this blog refers to the song that we sang with the cabbie that took us from the airport to our guest house...haha.. HCMC is a place where Kristen and I were millionaires..haha..their currency, c ... read more

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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