Kings contemplating pagoda, Hue

Vietnam

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November 5th 2006
We arrived in Hanoi around mid-day after a short flight from Bangkok. We found the 'Tourist Office' which was a front for a hotel chain and booked a few nights in Hanoi and a Taxi into the city at a pre-determined fixed price! The journey into the city would have been hair-raising were it not for the fact that we have now learned to ignore the overwhelming urge to crawl under the seat in fear an ... read more

Asia » Vietnam

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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