Revolutionary Museum

A bit of history and art in HCMC

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February 12th 2012
After a hard couple of weeks back at work (!) we decided to head back into Saigon for a cultural weekend. Traffic was bad again on Friday evening but this time it was because of new toll booths which are less in number than the old ones. Great planning, that! Anyway, not too much to report but some very nice pictures for you to see. We went to the Revolutionary Museum which is not far from the ... 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