My Son

Vietnam #2

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December 6th 2010
Hoi An welcomed us after an 18 hour overnight bus journey by raining!! The city itself is very small and we had 3 days to get to know it. Surrounding the river is the Ancient town which is made up of narrow streets lined with yellow washed buildings, selling all kinds of clothes, bags, crafts and souvenirs. I'm sure it looks much more appealing in the sunshine but the rain didn't let up and everyt ... read more

Asia » Vietnam » South Central Coast

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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