Citadel

Historical Hue

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January 14th 2009
Well, we are now on day 4 in Hue. I do love this city. I don't even know what day of the week it is. After my last blog, we had massages at the Imperial Hotel. I do not love massages in Vietnam quite as much as Thailand, but they do have really nice foot massages. We went and walked around the Citadel. Hue was the capital of Vietnam during WW2 and in the American (Vietnam) war. It was bombe ... 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