Water Puppetry

North Vietnam

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April 22nd 2007
well hello again, We have been busy since the last entry, we arrived in Hanoi and immediately got coerced into a hotel by a tout, i know i thought i was strong minded but there persistant little buggers. The hotel was nice and it worked out at around 2.50 a night so we couldnt really complain, untill we got thrown out after the second night because we wouldnt book a trip with them. Standard vi ... read more

Asia » Vietnam » Northwest

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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