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Day 18 Saigon

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August 6th 2015
Day 18 Great nights sleep and no rush for breakfast. Croissants today! The other option was Pho (soup and noodles) or hot rice and beef. I just can't face the equivalent of a Chinese meal at 8am in the morning. We made our way to Notre Dam cathedral 2 mins walk where we were last night and found tourist information. We wanted to book a Mekong river 2 night 3 day trip ending in Phnom Penh but ... 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