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Chu Chi Tunnels near Saigon

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July 16th 2013
Today we visited the Chu Chi tunnels just outside Saigon. We left our hotel at around 8am and spent about an hour and a half in a Saigon rush hour traffic jam. Eventually we got out of the city on to a road where the traffic actually moved, and most of the time it moved in one direction which is unusual for this part of the world. Most of the time almost anything goes. The first stop was a smal ... 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