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Halong bay

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January 28th 2010
Hi everyone we have just got back from 3 days in Halong Bay we had one night on a traditional junk which was fantastic, and then spent a night in a hotel on Cat Ba island, it was very relaxing here and we have eaten some lovely sea food, the scenery was fantastic Halong Bay is dubbed as one of the eight wonders of the world it consists of nearly 2000 islands, there are floating fishing villages on ... read more

Asia » Vietnam » Northeast » Quang Ninh » Halong Bay

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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