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Day 6 Bikes, boats, temples and pagodas

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July 27th 2012
Day 6 Bread and pineapple jam, or laughing cow cheese spread for breakfast..... Simple but pleasant. Today we all hired bikes for a ride to see the Thai VI temple which is located in a big valley of Van Lam hamlet, Ninh Hai Commune. The Van Lam villagers had built Thai Vi temple to remember the Kings of Tran Dynasty for establishment of Vu Lam Royal step-over in 1258 after the kings passed away. ... read more

Asia » Vietnam » Red River Delta » Ninh Binh

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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