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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]
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: Hungover in Hanoi
Date: September 10th 2009
Date: September 10th 2009
Hungover in Hanoi
Finally, after having endured corrupt taxi drivers, theft, a sinus cold, creepy old men on the trains, pushy locals, an attempted mugging, blatant exploitation, a raging hangover, and more sexual innuendoes then I care to count, I had arrived safe and sound in Hanoi. I had expected that the capital city of this strange and bustling country would be large, impersonal ... read more
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