Tranquil One Pillar Pagoda

It was rebuilt after being maliciously destroyed by the French

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VIETNAM: INTOXICATING, CRAZY & NOISY HANOI

November 10th 2007
A TASTE OF VIETNAM IN HANOI Since in a country nearby, why not take a peek at Vietnam, the communist country with capitalist ideology? I took a nice flight on Vietnam Airways from Siem Reap in Cambodia to Hanoi, the capital of Vietnam. Arriving at 10pm, took a $10 taxi ride to the Vietnam Hotel to find out that my booked room was taken and the alternative hotel around the corner was awful. At ... read more

Asia » Vietnam » Red River Delta » Hanoi

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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