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Peanut Brittle in Hanoi

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February 13th 2006
Hanoi is brilliant! Plain and simple, yet it has the charm of a small European city with the craziness that is Asia. I stayed around the Hoan Kiem lake area. Really nice, filled with bustling markets and street side cafes. The first couple of nights I shared a room with a Polish dentist who taught me a thing or two about brushing teeth(like don't brush too hard, bc the plaque that can be removed w ... 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