Encountering Cambodia and Vietnam - Hoi An, Sunday 2016 February 28 afternoon
February 28th 2016 At 1:00 I crossed the street for the fitting of my “áo dài”. Hang greeted me cheerfully and led me to the fitting booths. The pants and dress felt unbelievably light, like feathers. Hang had to help me with the snap buttons on the raglan-sleeved dress. Looking into the mirror I felt so pleased to be in such a beautiful dress!
The sleeves were too long, and the dress and pants also - I asked
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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 
