Long Hoa Commune

Many Excursions around the Delta

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September 28th 2008
I just got back from a yummy breakfast with my homestay sister, Uyen. We ate at a little cafe near her house, and had bo ne (except I don't know how to do the proper accents...) Anyway, it was beef, a fried egg, some sauteed onions, and bread, and ca phe sua, (which is the iced coffee with sweet and condensed milk). So, we've been exteremely busy with classes and trips around this area. Two we ... 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