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A view from our hotel in Saigon  
   

A view from our hotel in Saigon

We are staying in an old hotel in District 1 by the name of Empress Hotel. It is a scale down from the places we have been staying at, but a good location for seeing the historical sites of downtown.
Part 3 of 3: Thailand, Laos, and Vietnam in Three Weeks: Hanoi, Hoi An, the Phu Quoc Island, and Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon).

December 31st 2009
Final stretch of our three week adventure now brings us to Vietnam. Please see blog entries "Part 1 of 3: Thailand, Laos, and Vietnam in Three Weeks" for pictures of narrative and pictures of our time in Thailand; And see, "Part 2 of 3: Thailand, Laos, and Vietnam in Three Weeks" for our time in Laos. Our last leg of the Journey.... Welcome to Vietnam December 31st, 2009... The day is coming to ... read more
Asia » Vietnam » Red River Delta » Hanoi

Vietnamese Flag 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
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