Bike ride thru village and paddy fields

Ninh Binh

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November 25th 2013
Today went on tour to the Ninh Binh area. Visited temples of the Chinese dynasty kings 960-1020 Meet some nice people from Malaysia, Germany and Columbia. Guide was helpful and told us all the stories about the temples etc. Heard stories of how the eldest son killed the younger brother and then poisoned the king. ended up poisoning himself as well. The middle son became king but he was only 6 y ... read more

Asia » Vietnam » Northeast

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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