Saigon

Saigon, The War Remnants Museum & Cu Chi Tunnels

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February 16th 2009
Let me begin by clarifying that Saigon is the same location as Ho Chi Minh City. All the locals still call it Saigon but Vietnam had a famous leader named Ho Chi Minh who felt the need to change the name of this city from Saigon to his own name. I'll refer to it as the locals do because I'm too lazy to type out the whole name. The two main reasons we chose to stop in Saigon was for the War Remn ... 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