Hanoi Prison

Good Morning Vietnam

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November 2nd 2007
Day 25 - Thursday 25 October At 7 am the border opened so after getting our exit stamp from Laos we walked the 1k over no mans land to the Vietnamese border. Getting out of Laos had been an easy 2 minute affair, getting in to Vietnam was a little bit longer even though we already had our visas. The guards seemed to dislike us and refused to stamp our passports until every Vietnamese person had ... 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