The Citadel in Hue

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October 16th 2010
Time to try out the Vietnam sleeper trains for size, we travelled overnight from Hanoi to Hue in a 4 berth compartment (no seats here) on ‘soft’ sleeper beds, a hard sleeper must be made of cold steel because that’s the only thing harder than what we slept on! Luckily a duvet was provided which we used as a mattress and after the Halong Bay trip we were very tired and had a bit of a cold com ... read more

Asia » Vietnam » South Central Coast » Quảng Nam » Hoi An

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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