Hoi An beach

Day 41: Hoi An, Vietnam

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March 10th 2009
Sunday, March 8th We rented bicycles and went to the beach! Oh, how wonderful to have our feet in the sand and the waves breaking nearby! The water was great but we hadn't taken our swemmies cause we had to go back to the hotel at 12 to move to another room. After a fruit shake and some lounging on the beach we cycled back to our hotel where we had a swim followed by some more lounging. ... 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