Our hotel in Saigon

vietnam

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June 6th 2012
We had to leave at very early hour to catch the plane. Already we had a problem, Liz was walking with a wobble, the bottom of her shoes were disintegrating. She left a trail of rubber bits behind. But going on a plane you do not need your shoes. We had a good connectiing flight and arrived in Saigon after travelling for fifteen hours. In the Hotel we were very happy to see a shower and a bed. We l ... read more

Asia » Vietnam » Red River Delta » Hanoi

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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