High Rise

Typical architecture in the Red River Delta provinces. Tall, very narrow buildings with one side usually unpainted. Their reasoning, I reckon, is: why paint a wall when someone else will one day build up against it?

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Photo's Day 2 Ha Noi

July 14th 2011
Here are some photo's as promised. This blog entry is of my second day in Ha Noi (the day Claire joined me) ... 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

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