Colourful Cyclist

Good Morning, Vietnam!

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August 4th 2008
Rain greeted our arrival into Hanoi ensuring our plane landing was a bit of a white knuckle ride. Descending into a thick black cloud we couldn't see anything out of our windows until the plane fell out of the sky about 20-30 feet. Thankfully we finally landed safely and our airport pickup met us and we drove into the city. It was quite evident that the monsoon had arrived as torrential rain hamme ... read more

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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