old house

UNESCO. Old town of Hoi An

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February 11th 2014
Geo: 15.875, 108.336Hoi An is roughly mid-way between Hanoi and Saigon. We stopped there for one night to recover from all the night buses we have done. It was a great choice. We really enjoyed this small town. The atmosphere is very relaxed and layed back here. It is a Unesco site so there is a lot of tourist but it was OK, we managed not to care too much. The old town is made of two-storey hou ... read more

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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