river

Vietnam....meh....

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May 5th 2010
Decided to go on a tour today down the Song Huong (Perfume) River. Guy knocked on our door at five to 8 and again we had to follow him on his motorbike (!) down to the boat. It was quite a big boat with decorative dragons heads on the front. We were first on but we were soon joined by a little crowd and we all had little plastic chairs to sit on (luckily the river is very calm). The cruise was qui ... 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