Sunset at Halong Bay

Bia Hoi in Hanoi

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November 9th 2007
We have spent the last few days in Hanoi, its a great city with lots of character. The old quarter is especially good with lots of little streets selling all sorts of goods, and all the streets are named after what the shops sell, so you have silk street, blacksmith street, there was even a nuts and bolts street! The food streets were amazing to walk down as the smells of the spices and fruits w ... 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