Da Nang

A Mountain of Buddhas and Hoa's Place

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July 25th 2009
After Hanoi we thought we'd make our way south to Hue, the old Imperial capitol, on an overnight bus. All of the sleeper buses were booked so we ended up on a seater for the eleven hour ride. Being the first picked up we counted our blessings and claimed the very back with the extra leg room. Turns out we were sitting over the engine. They didn't charge extra for the 8 and a half hour sauna. Th ... 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