Steve and Jess by Hoan Kim Lake

Welcome to Vietnam

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March 24th 2007
Well we finally arrived in Vietnam for our spring break trip. Steve's sister Jess is visiting us, so all three of us started in Hanoi, the capital of Vietnam. After a scammer taxi driver, we arrived at Hanoi Backpackers hostel on foot and in one piece. It was a really great place, and we could walk to almost anywhere. We did a bit of window shopping, and walked over the Huc bridge onto the Ngoc S ... read more

Asia » Vietnam » Red River Delta » Hanoi

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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