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The Year of the Cat

A Cambodian image from Wat Phnom
Near the West Lake

February 21st 2009
My travel to Ha Noi yesterday was uneventful. The planes were smaller and dirtier than on the routes from Bangkok and Hong Kong, but both routes were short. Ho Chi Minh City is an international port and you can't fly on directly to other points in Viet Nam, but must collect your luggage, clear passport control and customs, and walk to the domestic terminal. Nonetheless, the clerk at the domestic t ... read more
Asia » Vietnam » Red River Delta » Hanoi

Vietnamese Flag 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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