One of Hanoi's many lakes

Locals were up at the crack of dawn doing their regimented exercise. Still very much like the style during the war.

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November 19th 2008
It was time to leave laid back Laos and head East to the capital of Vietnam. I decided to break up the ridiculously long journey in two parts and took the less trodden route by local bus through Phonsavan, a small town with little appeal apart from the large collection of war scraps that were scattered around town. I literally stayed here a few hours. Just long enough to visit a museum/proje ... read more

Asia » Vietnam » Red River Delta » Hanoi

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

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