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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]
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] Blog: Out to Sea
Date: November 17th 2007
Another day waking up at the crack of dawn…which suits us just fine, since we can’t seem to shake this jet-lag anyway. It’s asleep by 9 PM and up by 6 AM for us virtually every morning so far. We’d say we’re turning into our parents, but they are actually waking up later than us on this trip! We scarfed down breakfast just in time to meet our arranged transport to Ha Long Bay. For ... read more
Date: November 17th 2007
Another day waking up at the crack of dawn…which suits us just fine, since we can’t seem to shake this jet-lag anyway. It’s asleep by 9 PM and up by 6 AM for us virtually every morning so far. We’d say we’re turning into our parents, but they are actually waking up later than us on this trip! We scarfed down breakfast just in time to meet our arranged transport to Ha Long Bay. For ... read more
