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April 26th 2016
9.00a.m. kick off at hotel to drive to Danang Airport...1hr...which gave us two hours to check in etc..to be told when we arrived that our flight would be delayed by another 2 hours, so now a 4 hr wait...not impressed but the time did go fairly quickly. Ended up getting to Sofitel Saigon at 5.00p.m. so there was a day just gone travelling. What a day to spend our 36th wedding anniversary...can onl ... read more

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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