Truc Bach Lake

The Humble Abode

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June 5th 2009
Houses are meant to live in and not to look on -Francis Bacon I must apologize for the lack of posts recently. After I left the hotel it has been a jumbled mess of action and I hadn't found time to locate an internet cafe until now, 10:00 a.m. on Friday. My professor got here two days ago and we hopped a taxi over to our new home. The new place is right near another lak ... read more

Asia » Vietnam » Red River Delta » Hanoi

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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