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Hue Vietnam

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July 11th 2013
Last night at around 6pm we boarded the train from Hanoi to Hue, the journey took about fifteen and a half hours. The train was not as comfortable as the train we caught in Thailand however it was acceptable and despite a few disturbances we had a fairly good nights sleep. On arrival in Hue we checked into our hotel and had a late breakfast. After this we visited the citadel, which consisted of ... read more

Asia » Vietnam » North Central Coast

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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