The locals wanted their photo taken

Funny Locals

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April 18th 2008
Well, this morning we explored the town of Dalat. Ryan really liked it. I thought it was cute...but wasn't blown away by the place. It is by far the cleanest town we have been in, and that's because it's a resort town. This is where all of the Vietnamese honeymooners come - 800,000 Vietnamese tourists a year. There is a beautiful lake with swan pedal boats, and some nice restaurants on the wate ... 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