The Presedential Palace

Cảm ơn Vietnam

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April 30th 2011
Ho chi Minh or Saigon to anyone other than tourists is the former capital of South Vietnam and now the biggest city in the country. We arrived on reunification day, when back in 1975 Saigon fell to the North Vietnamese army. This therefore meant we were treated to an assault on our senses as we entered the city. I thought Hanoi had a lot of scooters but I have never seen so many squashed onto th ... 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