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Hanoi, Halong Bay & Hoi An

June 11th 2007
We have had quite the adventures over the last few days....after Sa Pa we returned back to Hanoi for one night before leaving for our organized boat tour of Halong Bay. This UNESCO heritage site is a protected island area (over 3000 mushroom islands) where people live in house boat villages (called floating villages). Typically 5 people live in one of these "houses" which are little more than a f ... read more
Asia » Vietnam » Red River Delta » Hanoi

Vietnamese Flag 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
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