They just keep feeding us!

A day with Thu's grandfather, "Conquer"

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July 21st 2008
On Monday we visited Thu's grandfather. The trip takes about two hours from our little village, but I don't remember the name of the place where he lives. Her grandfather moved back here from the States about four years ago -- it's much easier to live well here than in Arizona! Thu called the day before to say we were coming over and ask when would be a good time to arrive. He apparently hadn' ... read more

Asia » Vietnam » Southeast

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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