The tiny old woman at the farm museum in Hue

Northern Vietnam

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April 20th 2009
13 April Leaving the tailors and silversmiths behind, we headed off to the town of Hue. Along the way we drove through beautiful scenery, passing Lang Co beach and making a top at the top of the Hai Van Pass, a former American outpost. Of course, any time a pass is involved, there are a load of hairpin curves and a load of hairpin curves make me a bit ill. So instead of being able to stare ... 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