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Seeing Saigon

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November 12th 2014
We leave Saigon ( Ho Chi Minh City ) today. On Monday we ate in a local resteraunt and no sooner had Mum gone to the loo than Dad was propositioned by a nice young lady in a tight white skirt. We knew Suzy Wong would be waiting for him! However all he got was a stroke on the shoulder. Yesterday mum attended a cookery class and made green papaya salad and spring rolls? not difficult if you hav ... 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