Family Altar

Road to Saigon

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March 15th 2009
We left Hoi An on Thursday morning and headed for Saigon. Since we had made a change to our schedule, we ended up flying Indochine airlines. We arrived safely, but the food and service were not what Vietnam Airlines provides. Our driver arrived on time and shuttled us from the airport to the hotel, giving us a brief history of Vietnam on the way. He worked for the Americans during the war and t ... 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