Halong Bay 2

Halong Bay

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June 20th 2008
Halong Bay is AMAZING! The waters are glowing green and jagged rocky limestone islands are scattered everywhere, it is beautiful. We spent the first day touring in an imperial junk boat, which we jumped off of into the water and spent the night on. The next day we headed out for bicylcing on a nearly deserted island with a tiny village nestled in the middle. Then we took kayaks out into coves r ... 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