Hoi An Photo 21

Hoi An

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April 1st 2011
Hoi an.... Cool, calm and colourful, old rustic buildings line the small roads and tiny walkways that only pedestrians and cyclists are allowed to venture down. Street sellers sell corn drinks and  donuts and the market is alive with every food type imaginable; squashed mangled pigs heads to metre long cucumbers! It is a gorgeous place.... That  is until the tourists arrive and the town turns in ... 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