Less than impressed, Unification Building

Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon)

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July 18th 2006
Good Morning Vietnam Well after a long bus ride from Cambodia we finally arrive at Ho Chi Minh City. I had completely no idea of what to expect, a famous city deep in history and the previous captial of South Vietnam. We arrived very late in the evening and decided to do the sensible thing, go straight out on the town and sample the local beer.... more than a couple later we stumbled into a ... 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