Cake seller

Sea of scooters

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January 4th 2009
0700 arrival and a prompt check-in, we breakfast on noodle soup and a baguette. Afterwards we go for a walk. Part of us is glad that we had the 'preparation' one might say of seeing the traffic in Hanoi; it was immediately apparent that Ho Chi Min took the whole thing to a completely new level. Crossroads, engulfed in a sea of motorcycles, scooters drive on the pavement to cut corners, cars, bu ... 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