Encountering Cambodia and Vietnam - Da Nang, Friday 2016 February 26
February 26th 2016 Our last taste of Da Lat was a brisk walk to the market, about half a kilometre from the hotel. Dodging our way through a couple of traffic circles and a busy road, we first saw bright flower stalls - surprising to me was the number of flowering cactuses for sale. We moved indoors to the sellers of dried fruits and other sweets. Then we were in the real action where the fruits and vegetables were
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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 
