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February 23rd 2010 THE ANCIENT IMPERIAL CITY OF HUE
My Tito Frankie and I took the night train to Hue. We shared the cabin with two Westeners - a man and a woman. The train left before midnight and nothing but darkness can be seen outside the window. I slept on the top bunker bed while my Tito got the lower bed. We somehow managed to sleep that night. We woke up around 7am in time for breakfast. Food was sold on
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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 COMING SOON HOUSE ADVERTISING ads_leader_photo_bottom