Vietnam 012

As the journey continues . . .

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January 19th 2011
Hello all . . . It's been a whole week since last I wrote. Our very limited Vietnamese vocabulary continues to slowly grow. I think we are up to 20-some words and numbers. Things have been looking promising in the languard department when margot and I finally (really it was Margot, for my own entertainment) was understood when she told the cab driver "95 Quang Trung" which is our address in vietn ... read more

Asia » Vietnam » South Central Coast » Da Nang

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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