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Floating village 5

My Second Natural Wonder

July 25th 2013
Last weekend I went to one of the United Nations World Heritage Seven natural wonders of the world. The trip to Halong Bay began by taxi to a travel agency/fruit stand by 8 AM. A minibus picked us and we rode for about 2 hours then stopped at a handicraft center, built to provide work for disabled children. I gathered those were children born after U.S. chemicals were dropped in Vietnam War. They ... read more
Asia » Vietnam

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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