Tom with honeycomb avoiding bees!

HO CHI MINH CITY

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August 6th 2015
Tuesday 7 July - We flew from Danang, leaving at 09.05 And arriving in HCMC at 10.29. We transferred to the Ruby River Hotel. Tom went out in search of nibbles from the market While I unpacked and caught up on some washing. Wednesday 8 July - Up early for Mekong Delta Cruise. It was a 07.30 pick up but usual slow start picking up different people. Our guide was from the Mekong and was from the M ... 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