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Cao Dai Temple and Cu Chi Tunnels

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April 19th 2009
We enjoyed our free breakfast at our hotel. Eggs, bread, and fruit. We met for our first tour down the street at 8:15am It was already hot and muggy. Our tour guide: Slim Jim, was a talker! He spoke pretty good english and joked with an australian accent. Even though we were only 60km outside the city, the buses don't move to fast because of traffic, and we spent hours throughout the day in ... 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