Notre Dame

Good morning vietnam!

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November 13th 2006
Sorry about the title but couldn't resist. Well we are finally in Vietnam! Our main destination for the trip to asia. We got the bus from Phnom Penh and travelled direct to the city. Bus was run by Capitol Tours and was very well organised with a few toilet stops and all the passport stuff sorted by the guide on the bus. All this for 12 dollars each. Took about 6 hours in total but flying woul ... read more

Asia » Vietnam » Southeast » Ho Chi Minh City

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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