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Vietnam 2008 - Day 1: Hanoi

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October 22nd 2008
We left Chicago about 1 p.m., flew for 13 hours to Tokyo, had a couple-three hours layover, then flew to Hanoi, arriving about 10 p.m. on Weds., Oct. 9. We couldn't find our tour guide, so I borrowed a cell phone from one of the travel information guys at the airport. Turns out our guide was at the airport - just in a different area. We met Mr. Ha and he had our driver take us to the hotel. It's a ... read more

Asia » Vietnam » Northeast

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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