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Hanoi, Vietnam & Snake Village

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February 12th 2009
We landed in Hanoi, the Capitol of Vietnam at around 3:30pm grabbed a cab with a British girl named Julie to save on the cost and headed into town. The ride was about 45 minutes due to the severe traffic in this city. I have never seen anything like it in my life. There are millions of motorbikes as far as the eye can see. As far as I can tell they have absolutely no rules. They drive the wro ... 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