Rainy Chinese cyclists

China to Hanoi!

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January 24th 2010
Hey all! Well we managed to get out of China! It wasn't too bad looking back (considering the places we went through were just a stop-gap to get to Vietnam and not tourist hotspots) but the fact that Amy's highlight of the place was reaching the border and Ryan's was finding out Arsenal had gone top of the premier league sort of sums it up... Literally the most mental border crossing to Vie ... read more

Asia » Vietnam » Red River Delta » Hanoi

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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