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Day 1/2 Arrived in Hanoi

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November 12th 2010
After a dreadful mix up with the flights, and the travel agents and travel company we booked our flights through blaming each other, we were re-routed on a later flight via Ho Chi Minh and then had a connecting flight up to Hanoi to catch. In between this, Dad's Samson**** case has suffered a handle blow out, causing us great amusement, especially as he spent much of the first part of the day sayi ... 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