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[Video] Take A Motorbike Trip Through The Streets Of 1991 Saigon

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Friday, 30 January 2015.
Written by Saigoneer.

What better way to see how Saigon has changed over the past 25 years than on the back of a motorbike?

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This video was filmed on August 14, 1991, a full four years before the country reestablished diplomatic ties with the U.S., informally opening its doors to the West.

The 9-minute clip illustrates how the city has evolved from a relatively quiet, bicycle-filled bastion full of rundown colonial buildings to one of car-chocked streets and modern facades.  

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