Hoan Kiem Lake

Capital City or Bust

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June 12th 2007
I arrived in the heart of Hanoi's vibrant Old Quarter bright and early, fresh (or maybe not so fresh) off the night bus from Hue. My time in Hanoi has been a little scattered, what with arriving in and departing from the city several times, but for the sake of continuity I'm going to bend space and time just a little bit and put everything down here. The pace here in Hanoi is hectic just like i ... 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