North Vietnam

North Vietnam

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April 18th 2008
We arrived in Hanoi from Hue after a good flight which took under 1 hour then a bus ride to our Hotel, I am a bit stuffed up with a cold but I think I will live, I went to bed for the afternoon and did not go out for dinner that night, Des went out and got me some cough medicine, He went out for dinner and I stayed home and slept. Then next day we went to the Mausilium to file past Ho Chi Min ly ... read more

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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