Hue

.... And Back! - 30th - 31st May 06

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May 31st 2006
After a good nights sleep and very long showers to wash away the trauma of the 30 hour bus journey (to quote Whitters - if she ever has children, she doubts they'll be as beautiful as that shower was) we set off to explore the sights of Hue. The first port of call on our whistle stop tour was the Citadel, The Imperial Palace and Forbidden Purple City. As Hue used to be the capital of Vietnam, this ... read more

Asia » Vietnam » Red River Delta » Hanoi

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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