Ngoc Son Temple

my first week

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August 1st 2006
Well have been in Hanoi for a whole week now - time flies and I am really enjoying relaxing after finishing my last exams EVER a week and a half ago! Things didn't get off to such a smooth start on my first day with leaving my camera on a plane, having a card swallowed by an ATM at Hanoi Airport and getting lost in the winding streets of the old quarter, unable to find my way back to my hotel as ... 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