a boat

the stools

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February 5th 2008
It took hours to get to Halong Bay. I didn’t think it was that long, but I just slept the whole time. We stopped 2 times and finally got there. We took one of those cool boats for the Bay tour. I couldn’t stop wondering how nice the place would be in summer. It was so beautiful. Sometimes there are small boats around, they sell fruits to the tourists. We went to this cave. It was so beautifu ... 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