great wiring

Hanoi

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September 16th 2008
I woke up at 6am on my first (real) day in Hanoi, a slightly earlier start to the day than I would have liked. When I finally made it out I decided to just walk around and take in the whole environment. As I strolled down the streets I was offered everything they had, fruit to books to hat to moped rides. I noticed that many of the streets had themes. One would sell bamboo, one sunglasses, shoes, ... 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