Bangkok-Hanoi 240606A

Bangkok-Hanoi

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June 24th 2006
Breakfast was at Koto's, which is a restaurant that takes in street kids & trains them in the hospitality industry to give them a future - because the government wont! The founder is an Aussie/Vietnamese, so I managed to get a fix of Vegemite on toast - it sure hit the spot. Vicki led us on a walking orientation of the Old French Quarter, which has streets dedicated to every old profession from si ... 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