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tunnels and the DMZ

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July 28th 2007
We arrived in Hue soooo tired and with sore throats after the longest train journey in history (well, it felt like that at least!). Hoping that the Vietnam trains would be a little better than the Thai ones (not that the Thai one's were bad at all) we were slightly dissapointed when we got on board at Hanoi with the tiny cabin and constantly flickering light! After about 20 minutes of thinkinng we ... read more

Asia » Vietnam » North Central Coast » Thua Thien - Huế » Hué

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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