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Roof Decoration at Hue Citadel  
   

Roof Decoration at Hue Citadel

Woah Chi Minh it's Toasty

April 25th 2008
With a heavy heart and some heavier teapots (Nic!) we joined the slow and long plod south again on The Reunification Express (Express seems a little grand, but we'll let them away with it). Passing out of the realms of the North and down to the Perfume River and central coast citadel of Hue - the ancient capital of Vietnam. Hue (pronounced Hwhay ish) was unfortunate enough to be at the center ... read more
Asia » Vietnam » South Central Coast » Quảng Nam » Hoi An

Vietnamese Flag 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
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