Hanoi - hoan Kiem lake

Vietnam

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March 29th 2016
Hanoi - Another interesting start - getting a budget airline flight full of Vietnamese people who all seemed to know each other.. Luckily it was a very short flight and we were in Hanoi in no time. We fortunately had a driver from our hotel there to pick us up so no faffing about with taxis/buses. I could have suffered about 10 heart attacks on the journey as it was like being in an episode of wac ... 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