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Vietnam

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March 7th 2016
First stop was Phy My Vietnam, I have been to Ho Chi Mong city before so I elected to just go to the nearest town and wander. There was a free shuttle, and it dropped us off at the local Co-op market. Wandered over to the local food markets and just looked. Lots of very nice vegetables, and lots of dried fish. Started to get hot and muggy so wandered several streets and buildings and th ... read more

Asia » Vietnam

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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