A floating fruit shop

Hanoi and Farewell to Vietnam

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February 20th 2008
We arrived in Hanoi on New Years Day of the 'Tet' festival, which meant that Hanoi was like a ghost-town. We didn’t mind this because it gave us a chance to get ourselves acquainted geographically without too much hassle. Our first impressions of Vietnam's capital city were good. Our hotel was in the heart of the Old Quarter, and we spent our first day strolling through the maze of streets, tak ... 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