Cath without dong!

Day 2!

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November 11th 2006
Sin jow! (Hello!) And so day 2 has finished - and i have crossed well over 50 roads without being hit once! Its quite amazing how quickly you get used to it all! This morning we did a Hanoi tour walk all around the Old Quarter - god knows how far it was but you basically take as long as you want to follow the suggested map - that is if you can work out what street you are on! Went to a three st ... 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