japanese covered bridge

Think we'll stay just a little bit longer

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April 30th 2010
We've decided to spend a third night here so today we just spent our time looking round the old town again. Wandered the shops, the market (which smelt distinctly of fish but was cool because it seemed a little more authentic than the very pristine shops), along the river and up to the Japanese covered bridge which was crawling with tourists. There are loads of tourists here as we expected and as ... 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