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September 15th 2006
Hi all! I’ll bet you’ve been wondering what we’ve been up to here in Hanoi. It’s been quite some time since I last posted anything on the blog. My apologies. It seems I’ve gotten caught up in so many things and have had a hard time sitting down to write anything. Hanoi is a city of 3 million people much like the greater St. Louis area. Also like St. Louis, it straddles a great rive ... 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