Day 18 in Saigon - Cu chi tunnels, President's palace, Notre Dame and the Market
March 12th 2012 Our last full day in Vietnam was pretty packed with a visit to the Cu Chi tunnels, and an afternoon of visiting the historical monuments around Saigon (including the President's palace, War museum, Vietnamese version of the Notre Dame cathedral and the Post office building), ending with some souvenir shopping in the central Market.
The Cu Chi tunnels were definitely one of the highlights o
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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 
