Cave of Wow

Day Five -- Ha Long Bay & a wet Ha Noi

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July 17th 2008
Our tour guide really is a task master! She has us up and to breakfast between 6AM and 6:30PM every morning! This morning was no exception. We arrived in the lobby at 6:10 and went to breakfast at the hotel buffet - a conglomeration of “Asian” food (including pho, which I am eating every morning as a preventative against further illness) and Western food (represented by toast). After a qui ... read more

Asia » Vietnam

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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