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A Saigon night awaits.
Approaching the Lotus Spiral

October 24th 2009
The night before the flight to Saigon: “To bed, to bed said Sleepyhead for tomorrow I go the land of the pointy hats” In Narita boarding area: “It’s coming. The excitement. I am reading Graham Greene and listening to the strange tones of Viet tunes on my ipod. I feel myself floating back down that lotus spiral, back into Southeast Asia. Waiting as the day turns to dusk. Sitting here I fee ... read more
Asia » Vietnam

Vietnamese Flag 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
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