At the orphange

Nha Trang

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September 20th 2008
After a 13 hour bus ride yesterday starting at 8am, I finally arrived in Nha Trang feeling tired and in need of some good food and drink. Most of the group headed straight off to sleep, but I dumped my bags in my room and headed out to explore. As I used my Lonely planet to guide me down Biet Thu, I noticed that the majority of people out on the street were westerners and I heard a few Irish accen ... 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