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Monks in Hue

Greetings from Central Vietnam!

July 20th 2006
Well, since we last wrote we have been to Hue, where we spent some excellent time seeing old tombs, some of which were overgrown and deserted (hence very cool) on our little moped. We also found a hotel room with a DVD player so got a much needed dose of normality by watching our films from China! The weather was seriously hot when we got off the plane (39deg) but thankfully it eased off a little ... read more
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Vietnamese Flag 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
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