Ngo Dong River

Culture Vultures!

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May 5th 2008
Today was a special day, we were up and out by 10 in the morning with a list of places to see and a driver to take us to them! We started with a little village called Tam Coc and took a boat up the river with two little old vietnamese ladies paddling furiously and three big men taking in the view! Although i was handed a paddle and told to row my little heart out whilst Dale and Mark sat and laugh ... read more

Asia » Vietnam » Red River Delta » Ninh Binh

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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