night train

OMG night trains are fantastic!

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May 14th 2010
Checked out at 12 but our pick-up wasn't till 8pm so we filled the day with internet, food and reading. Minivan picked us up and took us to station (I love tours they're so organised) and gradually got filled up[ till there were no seats left. At train station we were given our tickets and walked to our platform (right across a load of railway lines hahah)! Trains are fantastic!!! It's so lucky ... 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