Bit tet (beefsteak) with egg and sausage

Rain and electricity

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June 15th 2009
Vietnam has been burning up this last week, it's hovering around 90-95 degrees F. I'm just glad I'm not in Hanoi, where it reached 118 the other day. Damn, what is this place, the Sahara? The humididty is my worst enemy; it makes you feel sweaty and sticky the whole day, no matter how many showers you take a day. Good news came today, it rained. Really long and hard too, dropping the temperature b ... read more

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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