Enough Garlic

Hanoi

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July 20th 2013
It was so hard going to sleep last night because I just wanted to go out and explore some more, but eventually I did fall asleep but was awake again at 5.30am!! Fiddled around for a bit and then headed out to explore Hanoi. For such a large city it was really quiet during the night, I slept with the window open and was amazed at how quiet it was. Mind you it makes up for it during the day. So ... read more

Asia » Vietnam » Red River Delta » Hanoi » Thuy An

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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