Ho Chi Minh's Mausoleum

Hanoi - capital of Vietnam

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February 25th 2011
Arrived in Hanoi at 4.30am after a bumpy night's ride on the Green Train from Lao Cai. Feeling sleep deprived we had an early check in at our hotel and spent most of the morning recovering before preparing ourselves for an afternoon of sightseeing around the city. Our first stop was Hoa Lo Prison Museum which in the French colonial days served as a detention centre for political opponents of the a ... 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