En route to Hue

Hello and Good-bye Hue

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March 15th 2009
Day 15 A glorious sleep at my favourite hotel/guest house thus far. Or maybe it was just because so much was happening in Hoi An. Regardless, I felt bright-eyed and bushy-tailed for the upcoming 3-hour ride through Vietnamese mountains to get to Hue (pronounced Whey). Hue is in central Vietnam and was the capital until 1945. Along the way we stopped on the top of the mountains for a stretch, to ... 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