Too much ba ba ba (333)

Saigon, sombreros and singing

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November 2nd 2008
Saigon - had fun ticking off tourist destinations and activities..cyclo rides, Cu Chi tunnels, pagodas and museums. It was interesting to see so many places we had read about or seen in movies or books. The Cu Chi tunnels, some 200km of tunnels and rooms built and used by the Vietcong and villagers during the war, were an amazing example of the tenacity and ingenuity employed by the Vietnamese d ... read more

Asia » Vietnam

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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