fresh coconuts

visit to the farm

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March 1st 2011
Got up early today and headed out to go visit Phi's (bro-in-law) in-laws home down south. Evidently they have some type of farm where they grow different types of fruit. Stopped for breakfast, thought we were getting Pho but it ended up being dim sum. Don't get me wrong, I love dim sum but just not at 8am...:-) Drove down south about 2.5 hours to the in-laws house. Definitely way out in the ... 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