Hanoi-Hong Kong 270606B

Hanoi-Hong Kong

---

June 27th 2006
This morning we roared around Cat Ba Island (as passengers) on little 250cc Honda motorbikes. We visited a cave which had been converted into a field hospital by the Viet Kong during the war & our guide was a former soldier who still dresses in uniform & proudly shows the tourists around. Another relaxing afternoon & then a Vietnamese dinner at the Bamboo restaurant on the Esplanade. Not finished ... read more

Asia » Vietnam » Red River Delta » Hanoi

---

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