Jones' Pina Colada

Day 9- We love Saigon but it's time to go

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July 19th 2011
Today we woke up to another hot morning but pleasant in this lovely city. Downstairs for a 10am breakfast, Adam gave the fried rice a go before realising it was seafood whilst I played it safe with an egg on toast. We got ready to head to the War Remnants Museum not far from where we are staying in district 1. The museum was a little touching for me at times as they certainly didn't hide a ... read more

Asia » Vietnam » Southeast » Ho Chi Minh City » District 1

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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