I asked Google AI, what percent of the world public is familiar with the city of Saguenay, Canada.  The answer was significantly less than 1%.  I never before even heard of it.  So  yesterday, I toured this city of 170,000 or so, and will do what I can to entertain and educate you.  In a way, my feelings were similar to some of the less exciting cities we visited on the American Melody from Memphis to New Orleans, our previous cruise on this two-month journey.  But there was something special about Saguenay.  Maybe, especially that great ice fishing story at the end. Is in the region of Quebec, Canada. On the Saguenay River, 120 miles north of Quebec City by overland route. Formed in 2002 by merging the cities of Chicoutimi and Jonquiere, and town of La Baie. Population of 152,000, with 5.4% indigenous peoples. The broader administrative region covers a total area of over 41,313 square miles, about the size of South Korea, which has a population of mor...

Vietnam brings back a horrid past for the USA.  We lost the Vietnam War, our worst defeat in history.  Here is a  video attesting that the defeat was worse than you thought . The country is officially the Socialist Republic of Vietnam with today a population of 102 million, ranking #15 in the world.  The capital is Hanoi, while the largest city is Ho Chi Minh City. Some history, Was inhabited by the Paleolithic age in the first millennium BC. Came under Chinese rule from 111 BC until 939 AD. During the 17th and 18th centuries, Vietnam had two domains. One of them surrendered to France in 1883, and was named French Indochina. In the immediate aftermath of World War II, the Viet Minh, led by Ho Chi Minh, launched the August Revolution, declaring Vietnam's independence in 1945. But France returned to reclaim colonial power, and the U.S. began to encroach in the early 50's. There was prolonged warfare until a treaty was signed in 1954 between the Viet Minh and France, wh...