A room in the palace

The great City of Ho Chi Minh

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December 7th 2006
Hello from Ho Chi Minh I love this city... I really think that this country is going to be my favorite too... Saigon is quite more modern then I expected... There are neon lights all over the place... And the food is just grand... So my first real day here I started off with going to the Ben Thanh Market. It was quite cleaner than the ones that I have seen so far.... They have ever ... 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