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From: Asia » Vietnam » Red River Delta » Hai Phong
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]
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] Blog: Travels in Vietnam (Haiphong)
Date: January 16th 2009
We stored our luggage in our hotel in Hanoi and took overnight bags on our train trip to Haiphong. The train left from the Long Bien station which is close to the bridge by the same name. The trip took two and one-half hours. The seats were hard in contrast to the ones on the return trip to Hanoi. I still haven't figured that out as the cost of the tickets was the same each way. The Long Bien Stat ... read more
Date: January 16th 2009
We stored our luggage in our hotel in Hanoi and took overnight bags on our train trip to Haiphong. The train left from the Long Bien station which is close to the bridge by the same name. The trip took two and one-half hours. The seats were hard in contrast to the ones on the return trip to Hanoi. I still haven't figured that out as the cost of the tickets was the same each way. The Long Bien Stat ... read more
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