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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: I heard the Ox moves slow
Date: June 18th 2008
We travelled east to the beach Mui Ne and was fortunate enough to be taken on the way to the Giant Buddha. A cable car ride up through the rain forest for about 5 k's then walk another few hundred meters to what is apparently the largest reclining buddha in SE asia. The cable car had only been in place for the last 6 years and people from all over Vietnam used to make the 7 kilometer pilgramige th ... read more
Date: June 18th 2008
We travelled east to the beach Mui Ne and was fortunate enough to be taken on the way to the Giant Buddha. A cable car ride up through the rain forest for about 5 k's then walk another few hundred meters to what is apparently the largest reclining buddha in SE asia. The cable car had only been in place for the last 6 years and people from all over Vietnam used to make the 7 kilometer pilgramige th ... read more
