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Day 15

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August 5th 2012
Day 15 As it is Sunday today, it is another free day. I did manage to get up at 5am as planned. This was so that we could go to Hoan Kiem lake to see if the people do T'ai Chi there. Renske, Amberlee and I set off. The streets were so unrecognisable without all of the traders in place! There were very few people, bikes or cars........and then we got to the lake.....OMG! The people were lik ... 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