Northern Vietnam - Hanoi's Cyclos, Ha Long's Cookie Lady and The Blanket Sellers of Sapa
March 11th 2008 The first part of our journey on the Reunification Express from Hoi An to Hanoi took us through some very nice coastal scenery which we couldn't get any pics of because the windows, like the cabin, were filthy. The further north we got the less interesting the views became until we got bored and thoughts turned to what we are missing from home. Sorry to disappoint people but it was mainly food
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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 
