Days 2, 3, 4 and 5 - Siem Reap, Cambodia; Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia; Hanoi, Vietnam
September 1st 2007 I've been working on this entry in pieces for a couple of days now, but we've had spotty internet access and not much time to sit down even when a computer was available. We've had an awesome few days. I'm sitting in our hotel room now in Hanoi, Vietnam. Backing up to Wednesday afternoon, we met our Angkor guide, Kim, and his brother, also Kim (who speaks hardly any English), to start visiting
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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 
