A few floating "fish farms"

103 degrees in the shade

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March 31st 2008
We are generally sleeping well, not able to keep our eyes open past 10:00 pm, and then waking up by 5:30 or 6:00 to go up on the sundeck for coffee and a look around. We're often the first ones there, and it's a pretty lovely way to start the day. Off we went at 8:00 this morning on another small boat trip south along the lower Mekong River. This part of the river is full of floating fish farms ... read more

Asia » Vietnam » Mekong River Delta

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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