Halong Bay

Vietnam… the Depressed, the Beauty and the Hangover

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December 13th 2010
My last day in Hue was wet and rainy. I slept straight through the morning activities which including a cyclo ride (where you get pushed by a bicycle in a little cart – like a stroller). Marley came back with a soaked and dirty ass. I am sure it was fun, but being warm and cozy in a soft bed was more my thing. Before our afternoon flight to Hanoi, we stopped at Tu Duc Mausoleum. I have few ... 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