Family room in the tunnel

Day in the DMZ

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February 8th 2007
What a day today has been. It kind of started yesterday as we got an overnight bus and no one can really sleep on them. Actually it wasn't as bad as I had thought it would be, it was new, the seats reclined and it even had seatbelts. Once the moaning (loud) minnie at the front shut up it was fairly peaceful (if travelling is that bad she should just go home!) until the locals on the bus decided th ... 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