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ARRIVING AT DONG DANG VIETNAM  
   

ARRIVING AT DONG DANG VIETNAM

GETTING TO HANOI, VIETNAM

January 13th 2008
We had been told that the border crossing into Vietnam could be time consuming so we boarded our train in Guilin at 3pm expecting around 17 hours before we got to Hanoi. The train was running 30 minutes late but for the first time we were seated with western passengers which was nice as you get to have a little chit chat along the way. They were a middle aged married Italian couple and were very ... read more
Asia » Vietnam » Red River Delta » Hanoi

Vietnamese Flag 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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