Marble Mountain

Heaven, Hell and Hoa

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October 11th 2006
Woke up after a restless night for Michelle (leaks through the ceiling onto her side of the bed and nightmares), thankfully I slept like a baby. We were back on the bike early and headed up the road to Marble Mountain - five huge limestone outcrops of rock that rose sharply from the surrounding plain and entitled after the five Vietnamese elements, earth, wood, steel, fire and water- dunno what ... 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