Entrance to Hue Imperial City

Saigon Stories

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April 15th 2012
George: On 7th April, it’s very stormy. We go for a swim in the rain and return home and get a car back to the Hong Ngoc hotel. At night I get ill and have to move in with Mum, it’s terrible diarrhoea because I put my finger in my mouth after putting my hands on the floor near the lake. I am also vomiting a lot. We go on an overnight train to Hué for one night, the bumping around on the tra ... 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