| VIETNAM - A COUNTRY
MADE FAMOUS BY A WAR
Vietnam conjures up strong images - grim
jungle warfare, communism, dreamy pagodas and beautiful women wearing ao
dais. A land of subtle beauty, its countryside is a green patchwork of rice
paddies dotted with traditional villages, plodding buffalo and farmers in
conical hats. In Hanoi and Saigon (Ho Chi Minh City) French Colonial
influence is strong, while in the old royal capital of Hue, the walled
Forbidden City ranks as one of the most magnificent sights in Indochina.
Stroll through ancient cobbled lanes of merchants houses in Hoi An;
sail amongst the exotically shaped rock formations
in Halong Bay; explore the Mekong Delta by sampan and visit the Cu Chi
Tunnels where former Viet Cong guerrillas now act as guides. |
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