Bicycle

Dalat to Nha Trang

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July 8th 2006
After the chaos that is Ho Chi Minh we decided to head to the cooler climes of Dalat. It is an old french colonial resort town that was basically left alone during the war because it is so pretty. Sadly it also rains there alot (read: it rained the whole time we were there). It was cooler than HCMC which was nice for a wee break. We didn't do too much - walked around the lake, took a bike out to T ... 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