Final night

Wrapping up in Hanoi

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March 18th 2009
Day 19 The morning started with an early walk to the Ho Chi Minh mausoleum. Niina, Tuomas and I were all eager to see the dead body of Uncle Ho himself. John, Tina, and Lily came along as well. When we first approached we were concerned as there seemed to be a long line. We were told the mausoleum was only open from 7:30am to 10:30am and at 9:15am the line was looking like we’d be there for awhi ... 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