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Xie Chao, Vietnam!

November 5th 2009
A wise traveler prepped us for this leg of the trip with the following admonition: "When you arrive in Vietnam, you will either love it or hate it. There's no in-between." After one day here in the capital city of Hanoi, we can answer: "We LOVE it!!" But, we're getting ahead of ourselves. First we must recount our 3-day exodus from China. Tuesday afternoon we didn't even leave Guilin unti ... read more
Asia » Vietnam » Red River Delta » Hanoi

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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