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Encountering Cambodia and Vietnam - Ha Long Bay, Tuesday 2016 March 8

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March 8th 2016
I am stretched out on a lounge chair on the top deck of our private little cruise boat, the Ocean Pearl, in Ha Long Bay, with the other members of our group. The weather and the light have improved, although the fog and mist shadow the distance. In the foreground are raw sandstone cliffs framed by clinging green trees. Worn mountain tops form islands and islets. We have sailed (motored) away fr ... read more

Asia » Vietnam » Northeast » Quang Ninh » Halong Bay

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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