House in Hanoi

Lowri, Dean and Typhoon Durian arrive in Vietnam together

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October 3rd 2007
Dear all Only we could arrive the same time as the typhoon....but it was fine. We just got really wet when we out for dinner and had no idea the devastation the typhoon had caused until my sister emailed! Hanoi, the capital is interesting....I guess I'm not so enthusiatic about it as the weather prevented us from going to Halong Bay. We also arrived nursing our heads from the night before in ... read more

Asia » Vietnam » Red River Delta » Hanoi

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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