Ha Noi Photo 6

Ha Noi

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December 23rd 2010
This day was sort of a worthless day...we walked around a bit and went to the lake, paid to get into the famous temple and saw models/brides posing for pictures along the sides of the lake. We went to the train station, booked our tickets, and had lunch at a cafeteria style place which reminded me of The Cheesecake Factory because it had a ton of different options to choose from. While we w ... 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