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Temple People

Full size statues depicting life in another era on the walls of the temple.
To Saigon and Dry Land

November 4th 2013
After overnight on board La Marguertie and a wonderful farewell feast from our chefs and crew, we packed our things, sang a little karaoke one more time, and headed off to bed knowing we would be up early for our disembarkation. We docked at My Tho Port, a tie up alongside the river really, about 1-1/2 hours from downtown Saigon (only the North Vietnamese call it Ho Chi Minh City). Here the Mekong ... read more
Asia » Vietnam » Southeast » Ho Chi Minh City

Vietnamese Flag 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
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