fishing boat, halong bay

hanoi and halong bay

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May 17th 2007
hanoi is a bloody cool city. with half the population of saigon, its much more relaxed but really buzzy at the same time. countless little alley ways with little shops, pattisseries and bars. we spent the day wondering around and going to museums (i'v seen more bloody museums than iv eaten bowls of rice on this trip, so am very much over them). we have come up with a good trick though which we di ... 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