Vietnam-Hoi An 010

Hoi An

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June 2nd 2010
I took an overnight bus from Nha Trang to Hoi An. I've never seen a bus like this. It had completely flat beds, flat bunk beds. I've seen flat beds on buses before in Uruguay, but those were leather chairs that went completely flat. These were leather beds! Anyway, these were much more comfortable than sitting buses, though they must have been designed for Asian people (like everything else up her ... 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