Monument outside citadel

Casualty

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November 6th 2007
Day 29 - Monday 29 October After a 13 hour bus journey, we arrived in Hue the old capital of Vietnam. The foot Russ had cut back in Viang Vien has swollen to twice its size and having not shown any signs of going down we visited the local hospital. Once inside it didn't look that different to a western hospital. We were quickly ushered into a treatment room where half the doctors in the ho ... 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