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Uncle Ho or Bia Hoi.....What to Do in Hanoi??

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May 8th 2007
Our first morning in Hanoi we were woken by the cities loud speaker system blaring out something incomprehensible to us, never mind we wanted an early start anyway!! So off to breakfast followed by the Lonely Planets walking tour of the old quarter. It was quite an interesting tour and took in parts of the city that we probably wouldn't have seen otherwise, i.e. headstone makers street, tin box 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