Danang Museum

Danang (13-15 Nov 12)

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November 15th 2012
Hopped off the return mini-bus ride from Halong Bay to Hanoi, had dinner and chilled out for a couple of hours, and then back on the road again, this time a longer 14h train ride from Hanoi to the Central Vietnam beach city of Danang. Heading southwards on the train from Hanoi, most tourists' first port of call would be the ancient capital of Hue, but I'd been there my first visit to Vi ... read more

Asia » Vietnam » South Central Coast » Da Nang

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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