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Halong Bay

Technicolor Broccoli

March 26th 2012
<span><span><span><span><span> HAVING SPENT TWO EXTRA (unwanted) days in Hue we just barely had enough time to breathe in Hanoi’s heavy, wet air suffused with the faint smell of flowers.<span> When we arrived it was a chilly 50 degrees and rainy.<span> It reminded me of New York City on a fall night – narrow lanes lined with hip shops, restaurants, and ... read more
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Vietnamese Flag 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
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