Ho Chi Minh

Ho Chi Minh City

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February 5th 2010
Following breakfast we jumped on a bus to Ho Chi Minh City. The bus was comfy, which was a welcome change and at some back and beyond village we stopped off for some food; chicken carcus and rice, always tasty! Arriving at Ho chi minh was stressful in the blistering heat with millions of racing cars and motorbikes, but eventually we arrived at the Western Quarter, and found a small, cheap hotel o ... 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