Halong Bay 4

From chaos to peace. Then back to chaos!

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October 27th 2005
15 minutes late. I wonder if our bus to Halong Bay will even show up. My apprehensions relieved as it makes an appearence 35 minutes late. 4 hours of chatting and getting a feel for the group. It's a pretty good one. 2 girls from London, two women from Orange, Australia. A couple from both Norway and France and a man from Singapore. We arrive at Halong City. A huge feast awaits us. After we hea ... 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