Monkey

The Vietnam War

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July 28th 2011
Well I lasted 3 days without mentioning the war, but it's all I can think of to explain all the traffic lights, solid white lines, double white lines, pedestrian crossings etc. They could only have been put here during the war because no one in Vietnam knows what they mean. Going down a windy mountain road and overtaking trucks on a double white line really gets the heart going. I also have ... 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