Saigon by night

Back in Vietnam - Ho Chi Minh City

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June 24th 2015
Sarah: The evening after our last day at The Angkor Temples was a very pleasant one. I took postcards and Nick took 'The Damned United' to a local cocktail bar, Miss Wong's, that we had spied previously. They had the usual extensive variety of cocktails, but what caught our eyes were the three 'infusions' of G & T; one of my favourites and a drink that while travelling Nick has weened himse ... 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