Jen on a Fighter

Hanoi Day 3

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November 19th 2008
Hey less interested readers, We finally got some more pictures, so it should be a better entry today. After writing the last blog, we went and watched a water puppet show down by the lake. It's a show with wooden puppets dancing on the water controlled by long bamboo sticks accompanied by traditional Vietnamese music. We don't know that there was a story line (there wasn't one we could follo ... 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