Reunification Palace

Vietnam

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January 13th 2009
Jan. 4 - Another Vacation! Two vacations only 5 weeks apart! I could get used to this... The trip got off to a great start when we got moved to some better seats and offered complimentary drinks on the flight to Shanghai. And that's about all that happened this day. Flight left Sunday morning, arrived Monday afternoon. Jan. 5 - Afternoon in Shanghai We had a 6 hour layover ... 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