Our favorite beer

Somehow we've missed mentioning that the coldest drink you can get is an ice cold beer at little local bars. They pour you some in these little plastic jugs for you to then pour into glasses. The choice of seating is usually plastic chairs or stools and tables. So cheap and so good on hot humid days!

War Memories

June 18th 2006
Backtracking just a bit...we've actually been in Cambodia since the 21st or so! And apologies for no photos...I wrote this ages ago, and I've been trying to download pics for the past week, each time with no luck--bummer. We'll try to get some on once we get to Thailand mid-July! Saigon was a cool city for the 3 days we spent there. It didn't have the quaint feeling of the Old Quarter in Hanoi, ... read more

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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

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