My Son ruins

This is Vietnam?

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October 19th 2006
I take it all back, every word. Everything I said about Vietnamese food in Hanoi was clearly a rush to judgment. Hoi An has me singing a different tune. This town invented the grilled fish in banana leaf - you know the one, you’ve all seen Bobby Flay gently wrapping a delicate filet of the latest trendy white fish, perfectly enveloped in a trimmed green leaf and carefully seasoning it before pla ... 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