Pauline

Border Banter, Hanoi and Goodbyes

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February 2nd 2007
I was rudely awoken by my alarm at 630am the following morning- but as is often in the case was pretty painless to get up following just a few hours sleep. Will on the other hand, struggled to move, never mind get up so that we could go! We loaded up the minibus and were on our way on the short drive to the border just before 7. American Adam was indeed with us, determined to somehow get across th ... 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