Jacky after a hard days walking

Hue - ancient walled citadel

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May 11th 2008
had an overnight stay in hue (prounounced howeee...with a smile at the end). Wandered around the citadel and have included a couple of photos from there. The photo's are actually of a citadel within a citadel....and there is actually another citadel within that, not bad for a pretty small place you can get round in an afternoon! Took an overnight train to get there and having travelled India in wh ... read more

Asia » Vietnam » North Central Coast » Thua Thien - Huế » Hué

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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