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Robby in his element

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April 24th 2010
Woke up this morning at 5am by a jazzed up version of Jingle Bells blasting from somewhere nearby! On looking out the window Rob saw people ballroom dancing in the car park of the building opposite...no idea what that was about! We decided to go to the War Remnants Museum today which Robby was especially excited about. We walked via the Ben Thanh Market (a big indoor market selling fruit, flowers, ... read more

Asia » Vietnam » Southeast » Ho Chi Minh City

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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