Boats

Mekong day 2

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March 9th 2009
Mekong day 2 The next morning we had another 3 hour boat trip on the Mekong. Our first stop was through a huge floating market called Cai Rang Floating Market. There was everything here as the people all live on these boats. Whatever they are selling they have displayed on the end of a long stick like a banner from the front of the boat. It was mostly vegetables and fruit. But some boats we ... 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