Hanoi

VIETNAM

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January 18th 2007
Well our journey began in Hanoi, staying with the Tweddell´s (friends of Meya´s family). Hanoi is an interesting and vibrant city, one which we would recommend anyone to go to. A large percentage of the population ride motorbikes in Hanoi making crossing the road at times life threating but we are proud to say that by the end of our time there we were token experts. We were also lucky enough ... 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