Banyan Tree

Same, Same (this one's for the ladies...)

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May 7th 2009
CAUTION: some of the following blog contents are decidedly girly We finished off the Hue area with an excellent boat ride down the Perfume River (saw the fantastic tomb of Minh Mang and breathtaking Thien Mu Pagoda and monastery) before moving on to our latest stop, Hoi An, a few hours away still in the central part of Vietnam. We came here primarily to see My Son (mee-sun), the ruins of seve ... read more

Asia » Vietnam » South Central Coast » Quảng Nam » Hoi An

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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