Cyclo

Weasels ripped my flesh!

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February 22nd 2009
Actually, Vietnamese ripped off my cash! But that comes later in this account. Yesterday my friend and I went for a long walk around his neighborhood, through both urban and functionally rural agricultural areas. In no particular order, we saw bonsai fruit trees, water buffalo, common kingfishers, ossuaries, cyclos, whole fried dogs, and much burning of paper money. As we walked, we talked abo ... read more

Asia » Vietnam » Red River Delta » Hanoi

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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