Limestone peaks

Hanoi --------------> Ha Long Bay

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August 8th 2012
Xin chao!! Hanoi was quite a smack in the face of an introduction to Viet Nam for us, but we loved it! Now, after such an onslaught of motorbikes and city noise Viet Nam stunned us to silence once again with Ha Long Bay's unique calm beauty. It is a geological sight of wonder! Over thousands of years limestone karst peaks have been forming and moving out into the sea. According to gover ... read more

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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