War Remnants museum

Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon), Vietnam

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July 4th 2013
Our arrival to Vietnam was stressful, to say the least. To begin with, you must apply for a visa to enter Vietnam at least 3 working days before your planned arrival. We did so online but did not get our confirmation until the last minute (picture Roxanne stressing - I tend to be pretty good at it). The night before we left we found out we had to take passport pictures so we were scrambling ar ... read more

Asia » Vietnam » Southeast » Ho Chi Minh City » District 1

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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