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Picture of the cave  
   

Picture of the cave

Inside this cave, which was pretty huge, the rocks and formations were amazing. Discovered in 1901 they told us but the French and used for hiding during the war it only opened to tourists in 1996 or 97 they told us
in Hanoi . . .

December 14th 2004
SO Trish and I have arrived in vietnam - the country which only opened its doors to tourism in the late 80s - with a little cultural shock, a little overwhelmed by the abundance of motorsays and having to head into the mob of the them just to cross the street. but other than a few minor details here and there about us having relatively little clue about vietnam compared to what we know about thail ... 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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