Hoi An River Shot

AND onto Hoi An...

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January 1st 2011
After our wonderful trip on HaLong Bay and one more night in Hanoi, we were off to Hoi An. We flew into Danang airport, about an hour flight from Hanoi and took a car about 45 minutes to a great hotel right on the beach. Hoi An is a really cool little town that was once the main trading post due to it's ideal river location. They have restored a lot of Old Town and it is truly a tourist trap... ... 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