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Day 2

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July 23rd 2012
Day 2 Good nights sleep! The room share went well. Today we had a good breakfast, then off on foot to Joan Kiem lake - giant golden tortoise (turtle) story. Then on a local bus to see the 12th C temple of Literature which was really nice to see. Very cultural! We went for lunch which was Pho ( noodles) I didn't like it, but ate it anyway. Nadia, Britt and I went shopping. We had a real laugh ... 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