The Puppeteers

Good Morning, Vietnam!

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May 4th 2009
(Note from Lyla - Today's blog entry is brought to you by T as I am otherwise occupied, ahem, okay really just luxuriating by the pool). Good morning Vietnam!!! That was for you bro! Before I begin I must say…It’s a bag and not a purse!!!! In Hanoi, we had a tour visiting the Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum (and viewed Ho Chi Minh’s body), the Ethnology Museum, the Temple of Literature, a cyclo ... 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