Limestone formations

Hanoi & Halong Bay

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December 18th 2008
Hanoi and Halong Bay… We arrived into Hanoi at 6 o’clock in the morning and it was bloody freezing!!! We were acclimatising to this cold weather as we ventured further up the coast but we were not ready to be wearing our scarves and jumpers as we stepped off the bus. We found accommodation easily as we were whisked off by a pre-paid taxi to a hotel in the Old Quarter of the city. After catchi ... 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