Watering the garden

Cooking in Hoi An

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September 20th 2009
Good Afternoon Vietnam......sorry have been here 3 days now and still trying to come to grips with the heat...it is hot, hot, hot....Michael and Russell are doing their best to keep up their fluid intake by trying all the beers available..... Had a good grip from Oz to here (DaNang) via Singapore...many thanks to our travel agent Claudine who I'm sure was glad to see us leave her office after a ... 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