river walking, Mui Ne

Hoi An, Nha Trang, Mui Ne and Saigon

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November 29th 2006
We took the overnight train to Danang. We made some Vietnamese friends on the train - one of them spoke decent enough French! We headed to the restaurant car where we met a bunch of Australians who were on a package tour. They harassed Johnny to play the fiddle but after a few tunes they lost interest and started a singsong of all the worst karaoke songs ever and Johnny sheepishly put the fiddle a ... read more

Asia » Vietnam » Southeast » Ho Chi Minh City

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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