Erica and I

Good Morning Vietnam

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January 4th 2007
Crossing the border was a lot less stressful than last time and the journey wasn't bad either. We arrived in the City in the afternoon and the bus dropped us off practically outside the hotel we had booked. Our first day (Friday) was rather boring, we had something to eat with Adam who we met on the way here before going our separate ways and we had another early night. On Saturday we had a wal ... 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