Water Puppets - Hanoi

Last Day

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February 19th 2006
Hi Everyone Well we have come to our last day in Vietnam. We leave here tomorrow morning around 8 and arrive home Tuesday lunch time. What an amazing 3 weeks - many stories to tell! Since Paul last wrote we have spent two days in Halong Bay. You can see the pictures of the bay which are stunning, but do little justice to the actual experience of being there. Amazing boat ride. We left Han ... 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