P1010640

On Eating Pho

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March 9th 2014
I'm sat in a doorway on a plastic stool. My knees are around my ears, it's seven thirty and already my shirt is sticking to my back, after a week in sandals my work shoes feel heavy and uncomfortable. A small Vietnamese woman is perched in front of me next to her is a huge steaming vat of watery stock. She pulls up a metal basket from the container which is full of noodles, stock drips bac ... read more

Asia » Vietnam » Red River Delta » Hanoi

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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