Moonshine and Romance

Chuk Mung Nam Moi Pt 2

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March 23rd 2008
Chuk Mung Nam Moi Pt 2 06/02/08 We arrive in Yen Bai the day before the Chinese New Year, and check into our hotel. Yen Bai is even icier than Hanoi. We are up on the 4th floor of the hotel, and the wind blows down the open corridors, and through windows. Nowhere in Vietnam seems to have central heating, so I ... read more

Asia » Vietnam » Northwest » Yen Bai

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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