SDC10169

Halong Bay and Hue

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June 19th 2010
This is a bit delayed, but our plans changed a little. Claire got ill so we had to change our plans and put everything back 2 days, she is ok now though and we managed to do everything we wanted. For the 2 days she was ill we obviously didn’t do too much, I had to run around town sorting out changing the trip to Halong Bay we had booked and arrange accommodation for the extra nights. This gave ... read more

Asia » Vietnam » North Central Coast » Thua Thien - Huế » Hué

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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