Asleep and drooling on my knee

The Train Ride North

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August 18th 2009
The Train Ride North to Ninh Binh Deciding to give the train one last chance, I booked myself in a hard seat for the overnight trip from Hue to Ninh Binh. I perhaps should have looked into what exactly ‘hard seat sleeper’ meant before buying my ticket. Boarding the train, I was a bit appalled to see that the seats were small wooden benches, similar to what you would find in a city pa ... 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