Cruising at sunset in Halong Bay

Rising peaks - Welcome to Halong Bay

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June 24th 2007
Hello again... We just arrived back in Hanoi from Halong Bay, and we will be leaving for Sapa (the mountains) tonight. Halong Bay was far more beautiful than we imagined. We thought there would only be about 10 islands our boat would cruise around. However, the islands actually went on for miles and miles! For the first night of our tour, we were to sleep in a cabin on the boat. For some re ... 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