Embroidery!!

DALAT!!

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December 16th 2005
I just got back from Dalat, and it was GREAT to get out of HCMC for a few days. Before I detail the sweetness of that trip, I've got to mention the wedding I went to. On Sunday (almot a week ago) I went to my first Vietnamese wedding. The woman (named Thu Ba) works for Language Corps (the organization I came with) so she invited all of us to the wedding...but she didn't stop there - I'd say the ... read more

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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