Hanoi

Hanoi, Halong Bay and Bangkok.....OUR LAST EVER BLOG!!!!!

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July 14th 2008
Hello everyone, welcome to Lisa and Martyn's last ever blog.................... Well we arrived in Hanoi after a very uncomfortable 20 hour ( meant to be 17!) bus ride all the way up from Hoi An. Got a hotel sorted in the Old Quarter, which is crazy its small and cramped and so so busy with motor bikes, cyclos and all the wee old ladies selling their chicken heads etc on the street - its great ... 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