Hanoi

Welcome to Vietnam

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February 9th 2009
Vietnam is so cool! We took a flight out of Vientiane, Laos yesterday and arrived in Hanoi, Vietnam around 3:30 PM. We flew Laos airlines, it was a one hour and fifteen minute flight and they served us lunch! How cool is that. USA airlines have totally gone downhill. Not that it was a delicious lunch or anything, but it was at least more than pretzels. The airport is about 40 minutes outsid ... 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