The Citadel

Night trains and traffic

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February 20th 2017
The night train to Hua was "interesting". This time we were in compartments for four, luckily for us we were with Dick and Sarah who we already knew, as there is no privacy within the compartment. Sarah and I went to the station shop to stock up on cold beers, and we broke out the cards, and had a laugh. We had to, the track here is narrower than in U.K, so it really was "shake, rattle and roll", ... read more

Asia » Vietnam » North Central Coast » Thua Thien - Huế

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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