Vietnam from above

Flight + Day 1

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June 13th 2009
Flight was really long and boring. Summary: 1) 12 hour flight to Seoul, which is hands down the biggest and fanciest airport I have ever seen. 2) Seoul to Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC) was only 6 hours long Day 1 Arrived at 1 AM in the morning on the 6/5/09. Went to my aunt's house to drop off my stuff and then headed for this small roadside food stall for some pork bbq. Really good meal, but th ... 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