back in nam..

hanoi...the capital of nam

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February 15th 2009
after leaving ho chi minh city & knowing we were heading to the capital of nam it was a surprise that hanoi wasnt half the city ho chi minh was. it was a lot nicer, nice streets & nice shop fronts & it was a lot more chilled out & had none of the big building you would expect to find in a city. the highlight of the part of the trip was a 3 day tour to ha long bay, ha long bay is a group of 1,99 ... 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