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... amongst the Limestone formations.
Numb Bums to Ninh Binh

December 30th 2008
We travelled from Hanoi to Ninh Binh on a 'hard seater' train. The train itself was very old and had metal grills over the windows making it appear like an animal pen. The seats and luggage storage areas cleverly transformed into hard sleeper beds for those on longer journeys. We walked to our seats and the our fellow passengers were very helpful in moving their luggage around to make space for ou ... read more
Asia » Vietnam » Red River Delta » Ninh Binh

Vietnamese Flag 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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