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Hoi An - My Son 8 & 9 June - day 45 and 46

June 16th 2009
The journey from Hue to Danang was the last leg done by train on our trip. At the Hue train station we were confined to a waiting room with no air conditioning and no windows were open and, of course, the train was late. The train for Hanoi arrived and they opened the doors of the waiting room so we all got out and placed ourselves on the platform according to our carriage number. The platform its ... read more
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Vietnamese Flag 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
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