Hanoi central lake

1000 years of Hanoi, Vietnam

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October 5th 2010
As we entered Vietnam for the first time we knew that your first ride from the airport to a hotel you usually get ripped off because you're getting used to the prices and currency. We knew and expected this, however we didn't find out just how much we had got ripped off until we left Hanoi. As we got dropped off at the hotel we asked for we got told there was no rooms and we got taken to a 'sister ... read more

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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