Islands of Ha Long

Little Hue & peaceful Ha Long Bay

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June 12th 2015
Hue and the amazing Ha Long Bay!! We spent only about 24 hours in Hue (10th-11th) which is a small, quiet town near the river about 3.5 hours from Hoi An on the bus. We unfortunately didn't get to see much of Hue though as both Matt and I were quite sick which was really unfortunate because there were ancient tombs, temples and the Citadel to explore. Even though we weren't feeling the best we ... read more

Asia » Vietnam

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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