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Vietnam

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December 30th 2008
Vietnam My parents were coming out to Vietnam to meet Laura and I for 10 days in December (including Christmas). We started in Hanoi and spend 2 days in the capital looking at the local temples, Ho Chi Min's tomb and the old city. We also went for a ludicrous pedalo across a lake on swans that were designed for small Vietnamese people rather than lanky Westerners - this ended up with me pedal ... read more

Asia » Vietnam

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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