Beautiful in the day beautiful at night

Old Hoi An, My Son and lanterns.

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September 15th 2010
We have spent four days in the coastal town of Hoi An after our ‘sleeper bus’ ride from Hue. This has turned out to be a great little place to stay and visit. Hoi An is about 30km south of Danang (the 3rd largest city in Vietnam) and is famous for its clothes making and lanterns. It is also famous for it heritage listed old town. The old town over looks the river and parts of the ocean. Alth ... 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