Floating village, god knows how they dont go mental living there

Mental Hanoi

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December 22nd 2007
We flew to Hanoi to meet Diane and Jess (Kate's mum and sister) on the 21st. After hearing Diane embarrassingly screaming KAAAATTTE at the top of her lungs in Hanoi airport, we met up with them and got a cab to the luxurious hotel they had booked for us. It was amazing compared to the places we had stayed in, it even had dressing gowns and slippers! Oooo. Hanoi straight away was a bit mental. Cros ... 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