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Vietnam Day 4 - Overnight train from Saigon to Da Nang

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November 4th 2014
I took an overnight train from Hanoi to Da Nang. It was a good experience. I shared the 4-berth cabin with an Englishman that now lives with his wife in Vietnam, and a Vietnamese couple had the two top bunks. Mine was the bottom bunk on the right, and I actually slept quite well! (Don't forget to keep scrolling for more photos!) ... read more

Asia » Vietnam » Southeast » Ho Chi Minh City

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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