Our first beach...

Hue

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April 12th 2011
We arrived in Hue after getting the overnight train from Hanoi, the Livertrans Express is easily the most luxuriest train we have been on so far even though it was a bit bumpy! Twelve hours in a luxury cabin with a few cans of Tiger was no problem. Hue is on the most peoples list of places to visit in Vietnam and comes recommended in the Lonely Planet so we included it in our stay but neither o ... read more

Asia » Vietnam » North Central Coast » Thua Thien - Huế » Hué

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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