Ruins of Đồng Hới citadel

The citadel was first built in 1812 with soil. It was rebuilt in 1824 by King Ming Mạng with brick and rock. This is the only remains of the citadel in Quảng Bình province.

Đồng Hới city

February 5th 2009
Central Vietnam, Tuesday 27 January 2009 - At 6:30am, a mini bus came to pick me up at my guest house in Lao Bảo town. As I was back in Vietnam via the Lao - Viet border crossing too late the day before, I decided to stay overnight in Lao Bảo border town and next day I would get a bus from Lao Bảo - Khe Sanh - Đông Hà - Đồng Hới, where I would fly back home in Hanoi. It was the seco ... 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

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