Beachside temple

Visiting Vungtau - Viet Khieu (VK) style

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July 29th 2005
Vung Tau Highlights We visited my mom's hometown, Vung Tau, a coastal city south of Saigon that draws flocks of Saigonese to its shores on weekends. Vung Tau was such a change of pace from Bien Hoa that it was nice to soak in the ocean breeze and chill out along the boardwalk. Vung Tau lies along a peninsula so one can easily tour the city through motorbike while enjoying the coastal s ... 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