Hanoi Water puppets

Easter in Halong and then to Hanoi

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April 12th 2009
We then stayed at Cat Ba island. By now, we were tired and really didn’t explore the town. After a slight disagreement with management, they finally put us in a family suite. Dinner was again fine and we sat and spoke with our fellow travelers from Australia, France, Canada, and Singapore. We awoke to Easter morning and much to the dismay of Ariel, there was no chocolate Easter bunnies. In ... read more

Asia » Vietnam

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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