Hanoi Opera

Hanoi

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April 13th 2006
So Hanoi has really been great. Our first day here we saw a few museums but got sick of museums really fast and decided to just spend our time wandering the city. It's a really cool city, though I like the vibe of Saigon better. Went to Hanoi Hilton a couple days ago then I split off to find a swimming pool and I met a Vietnamese university student studying Economics who talked to me for a while a ... 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