Japanese Covered Bridge

Hoi An - Still under the water

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November 15th 2007
After our extra day in Hue the roads were reopened and we were able to travel to Hoi An by bus. Hoi An is also by a river, The Bon River, so it as well had been flooded, worse than Hue in fact. The power had been down for a couple of days and even our hotel which was some way from the river was 2ft under on the worst day, by the time we arrived only the 1st 2 roads next to the river were under w ... 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