Hué

Good Morning, V....

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February 16th 2007
From Sipandon we had left to Savannakhet and taken a bus over Lao Bao to Hué, Vietnam. We had been told many awful stories about this new country. Apparently it is covered in rubbish and the Vietnamese are aggressive and try to rip you off in any occasion. We got to the boarder and everything seemed like what people had said. Ladies with bags of money flooded our bus (4 passengers!) and wouldn’ ... 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