Halong Bay

HaLong way from home...

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April 1st 2008
From Hue we took (yet) another sleeper bus to Vietnam's capital - Hanoi. Our first impressions of the city were slightly marred when it turned out that Liam and Ben had had their bags urinated on whilst stowed in the hold of the bus. Nice. Still, we headed straight for the City's Old Quarter (our stinking bags drawing some strange looks from the locals as we passed) in search of lodgings. Af ... 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