We were glad to have got working visas for Vietnam

Day 351 - These feet are made for walking

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June 18th 2007
Now that we are booked on a tour that will let us explore Halong Bay, this meant that we only had two days - Monday and Friday - to explore Hanoi. However as we found out of all the days of the week these are not the good ones: most if not all the museums close on a Monday and Friday! We were staying in the ‘Old Quarter' which is an area of Hanoi that is bustling with street vendors selling ev ... read more

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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