Around Hanoi

Back in Hanoi (Part 1)

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February 15th 2010
15/2/09 - Our shuttle bus did a slow peak hour crawl to the airport along the M5. The watch hands were ticking closer to our desired arrival time and we had a long way to crawl yet, it left us wondering why we did not opt for the train instead. The airport the check in line was as bad as the Sydney traffic, but at least we had made it and just had to snake our way with the queue until our turn ... 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