The imperial enclosure

Hue and hoi an

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December 15th 2007
We had a 12 hour train journey to Hue, and shared a cabin with a german couple on their honeymoon. After nearly drentching them in water (the bottle fell out of my bag whilst i tried to push it into the luggage hold near the cealing!!), we settled down and after a little chat, fell asleep. Had a good night sleep given the circumstances. Only found 1 cockroach (which i dutifully killed!). Cabin was ... 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