What Contrasting Colors Can I Paint All These Buildings to Make Them Look as Quaint as Possible? - Hoi An, Vietnam
March 4th 2008 After staying two days in Nha Trang, we took a sleeper bus eleven hours north to Hoi An, a very cute, historic town, reminiscent of the lovely Luang Prabang, Laos. The central, old part of this town is a UNESCO World Heritage Site, meaning all the beautiful old buildings are safe from encroaching development. Walking around, it's as if someone said, "What contrasting colors can I paint all these b
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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 
