Halong Bay

Hanoi & Halong Bay

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January 8th 2008
5/12 - Arrival, Hanoi Yet another early start (aren’t they all?) for the 6am local train from Ninh Binh to Hanoi (2.5hrs). We met a lovely helicopter pilot who was seated opposite us. So lovely, in fact, that he saved us from missing our station altogether! He was on the train with his uncle and he had travelled all over the world training young helicopter pilots. I haven’t regretted taki ... 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