Ao Dai

My Ao Dai

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March 2nd 2009
Last month I decided to get the most famous souvenir from Vietnam: an Ao Dai. My friend Huyen, whose mother knows a place for picking out the cloth and a good tailor, took me there. I couldn't believe how long it actually took us to find some cloth that looked good on me, but after three hours we eventually found the perfect cloth. 😊 We brought it to the tailor right away and I was able to ... 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