Governor General Quenton Bryce

A Royal welcome to Hue

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May 11th 2011
Arriving into Hue after a two hour drive from Da Nang, which immediately prior to that involved a hour and a half flight, previously involving a five hour airport wait after being on a sleeper train all night from Sapa, naturally we were quite tired. On first glance as we drove into Hue to our hotel, the city scape looked no different to that of Hanoi or Ho Chi Minh, in fact I would say it was ... read more

Asia » Vietnam

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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