Vietnam

Vietnam!!!

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November 15th 2007
We met Neil at the airport in Hanoi and travelled to our hotel - Our first taste of the absolutely non- existent road traffic rules!! We soon learnt that you DO NOT make eye contact with the moped drivers but just walk across the road praying not to get run over - we have survived so far! Hanoi is pretty loud and crazy - horns tooting constantly! We spent two days here before heading to Halong ... 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