City bustle, beach resort life and mountain hill side chill in South Vietnam (13.-20.10.08)
November 5th 2008 Saigon was much South and so it felt hotter than any other city in Vietnam with around 33 C and high humidity. It is a fast growing mega city of around 5-6 million people that want to compete with Bangkok. But this is still a long way to go. The city has not much space with some squeezed in park areas and streets full of motorcycles. The best in the city is the huge variety of shopping articles. I
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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 
