Congress hall of Vietnam

Saigon/Ho Chi Minh City and the Cu Chi Tunnels

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July 27th 2009
After a much less exciting bus trip, we arrived in our final stop, Saigon. Throughout the trip we had heard nothing but negative things about the city, so we were a little unsure about the wisdom of spending our last three days here. Turns out, the critics were wrong and we loved Saigon! We checked in to our last guesthouse and hit the streets of the backpacker area in search of dinner. Saigo ... 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