Hue

Hue

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April 13th 2008
Hi we are in Hue, and staying at a beautiful hotel called the Saigon Morin, just near the main bridge. It is over 100 years old but very stately. Yesterday in the afternoon we visited the Huge Tomb of one of the kings it was very beautiful inside with lots of mosaics made out of tiles, plates and bottles, It was ever so hot and there were lots of stairs to climb, but it was worth it. At night we 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