Me in green silk shirt, 41 Le Loi

Silk & Perfume

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April 8th 2011
I took the night train from Nha Trang to Danang, about a ten hour journey starting at just before midnight. The beds were in a sort of 'cabin' berth with two bunk-beds in, and there were two other people already in the 'cabin' when I got on the train - one of whom was in the wrong bed! Of course they didn't speak English and I didn't speak their language but after a while i ... 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