Halong Bay

Hanoi, Halong Bay & Hue - Peter Likes Vegetables

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February 27th 2013
Hi All, After the last blog we spent 2 days in the mad city of Hanoi. It rained constantly the whole time we were there, which as I hadn't planned to be cold and wet in Asia meant I had to find a rain coat! After forcing a grumpy Jonny to walk up and down a damp busy street in the centre I did the typical girl thing and went back to the first shop we'd seen and bought a "North Face" jac ... 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