Reunification Palace

Asia Tour Leg 5, day 12

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March 29th 2010
I had an interesting night last night where I spent the first part with another guy from OZ and then got talking to a girl from Germany, where we had several drinks and much chinking of bottles. Had my first lie in this morning, I didn't rise until 9.30. and then decided to get my map and go for a walk around Ho Chi Minh. The roads are madness and you just have to walk out in to them and have ... read more

Asia » Vietnam » Southeast » Ho Chi Minh City » District 1

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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