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Like Charles Bronson in the Great Escape

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July 18th 2009
Hello again and welcome to part two of my Saigon Tourist tour. After the beauty and peace of Tay Ninh temple it was time to head to Cu Chi Tunnels. The journey took about 1 hour and 15 minutes, but the roads were a lot worse. Bouncing along the road, I was glad once we arrived at our destination. Construction of the tunnels begain in the 1940's as a response by the peasants to the superior m ... 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