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Hanoi

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July 4th 2007
We arrived in Hanoi on the 4th of July and not surprisingly there were no big fireworks shows scheduled for that night. On our first full day we took a walking tour of the city and really loved what we found. It was a large city, but much more walkable especially on the west and south side of the old quarter. The old quarter is centered around a large lake that holds an two islands, one of which ... 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