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The French post office

Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon)

February 9th 2015
Ho Chi Minh City is a metropolis on the move and we are not just talking about the city’s motorbikes (we never have seen so many)! It is also a city with nine millions inhabitants, you can imagine how crowded the places can get with that many people and motorbikes. Our six day stay permitted us to see quite a lot. The Notre Dame cathedral, the Banh Thanh market, the French post office, which i ... read more
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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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