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Saigon, Vietnam
The sweet appeal of modern times
At one time, Saigon’s bustling boulevard was named Rue Catinat. While Saigon, which
had been the capital of the French colony Cochinchina, up until 1954, was referred to
as the "Paris of the East". Today, the street leading from the twin towers of Notre Dame
church to Saigon River is Duong Dong Khoi (Street of the revolution).
Saigon, under communist rule since 1975, has now become Ho Chi Minh City. But even
though Vietnam was devastated by a long and dirty war – and despite Rue Catinat bearing
witness to the most terrible depravity in this war – it has once again reverted back to
being the "Petit Boulevard", as originally conceived and created during the Belle Epoque.
During the last few years of French rule, British writer Graham Greene lived on this street.
To be more precise, he resided in the lavish Hotel Continental.
Text by writer and journalist Benno Kroll for ADAC travelmagazine Vietnam
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