Halong Bay

Vietnam - Part 2

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September 26th 2009
Wow, time is flying - it’s three weeks today since we got married and our time in Vietnam has already come to an end. It has been a whistle stop tour starting in Hoi Chi Minh City and ended in the capital Hanoi, via the beautiful towns of Hoi An and Hué. Fortunately this week we have avoided long bus journeys by cheating and flying, however, the one bus we did catch from Hoi An to Hué ended ... 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