Local merchants selling what they can in Hanoi

September 15th 2007
Hi folks, This is our first blog from our Vietnam trip in September. Since we went to three different cities, and spent a significant time in each one, we decided to divide up this blog into 3 different logs. This first one is about the northern capital city of Vietnam, Hanoi. Our first impressions of Vietnam were that it had really cool French architecture, a small amount of cars, but a r ... 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

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Hello World, Our journey started on February 16, 2005, when we met in New York City. We became inseparable from the very first day we met, began dating, fell in love, and moved in together in SoHo, N.Y.C. Our lives, now intertwined, took a very adventurous turn as we moved to Japan. While living in Japan for a year I (Larry) taught English as a second language in Shin Uryasu-shi and Melanie was Ariel in a performance of 'The Little Mermaid' at Disney Sea in Tokyo. After Japan, we realized how much we enjoyed traveling and decided to move to South Korea. During our first year in Sout... full info

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