Hanoi

Hanoi

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December 5th 2008
I have the train to Saigon tonight, first during the day as I think I had seen everything in the main city so I crossed a bridge about 1km out of the main town and I found it was much quieter out there and the people seemed to be alittle more friendly although there were still a couple of people who were not. I also found slightly cheaper food than in the city although it was of a much poorer qual ... 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