Motos everywhere!!!

Bia Hoi in Hanoi

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June 9th 2007
Day 76 Arriving at 4:30am as the sun was coming up - we got a taxi to the hotel where we were planning to meet up with Anja again. We found that it was too early and the shutters were still down - damn. Not deterred we waited on the steps, rattling the door from time to time and had breakfast on the street corner. After negotiating a good price for a room for the three of us we were told that ... 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