Anyone have a passport I could borrow?

Day 36: Hué, Vietnam

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March 5th 2009
Tuesday, March 3rd We arrived in Hué at about 8am. A young man showed us to a reasonably priced hotel but when we tried to check in... guess what? We had left our passports in Hanoi! Argh!!!! Unlike the other countries we've been to, Vietnam requires that you leave your passport at reception when checking in at any guest house or hotel. They are supposed to give it back to you whe ... read more

Asia » Vietnam » North Central Coast » Thua Thien - Huế » Hué

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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