Ho Chi Minh - Uncle Ho

Hanoi - 1000 years old in 2010

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December 11th 2010
Saturday It’s raining, hot and humid - feels like you are standing in a shower with your clothes on…however, nothing will stop the fearless tourist. Today we visited the Ho Chi Minh mausoleum where Ho Chi Minh’s body is on display in a glass sarcophagus. Our group was “treated” to full ceremonial honors as we marched up the mausoleum steps behind a military honor guard carrying a flor ... read more

Asia » Vietnam

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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