Sunset on the river

Hip Hip Hue Its Elliot’s Birthday, and on to Hoi An

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August 1st 2009
The train was clean and provided sheets pillows and duvets unlike our inter-rail experiences and being crammed into a hard sleeper for the 6 of us was quite a pleasurable (one off) experience. Grandad’s neck was suffering a bit post kayaking, and he lay down and was asleep almost immediately. The boys were up and down to the top bumk where eventually they settled too excited to sleep and the r ... 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