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Halong Bay trip

January 5th 2008
From Hanoi we headed to Halong Bay for an over night stay on a traditional Chinese boat, called a junk boat. The hotel organised the trip for us, although I had requested for us to stay on the Lagoon Explorer 2, which I had heard many good reviews about. On the way to the bay we stopped off at a commercial centre which sold traditional goods, silk, garden furniture, jewellery, and other bits. T ... read more
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Vietnamese Flag 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
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