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Vietnam

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May 25th 2007
Sorry it has been a while since the last post, over the past week we have been quite busy. We arrived in Hanoi last Monday (14th) and spent the next two days sightseeing. We went to the Ho Chi Minh complex where we saw his embalmed body (a strange experience), the museum devoted to him and the nearby Presidential Palace. We also went to the Temple of Literature and the Hoa Lo prison among othe ... 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