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Lunar New Year, day 1

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January 31st 2014
Geo: 20.0976, 106.086We woke up to an empty town (and it was not early). We had been warned that nothing works the day after Tet but it is something to see the streets that empty. We rented a motorbike to wander around. The plan was to go to Phat Diem to see a famous church and then to the beach. Well, it didn't happened like that. We passed through Phat Diem without really realising and whe ... 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