Promise of Hanoi

Bagatelles and Baguettes

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July 27th 2007
Okay, another (slightly shorter) one country entry again until I catch up with myself (constantly getting viruses on my memory card from sloppy Internet cafes does not help) HoChiMinh City (Saigon) --> Hoi An --> Hanoi -->Halong Bay --> Hanoi --> Sapa So, roughly one week after our Vietnamese visas officially started we rolled dazed and dusty into Saigon. Rather unsure of wh ... read more

Asia » Vietnam

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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