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Even hot for the locals

It was so hot hot out even the locals used umbrellas and we were expected to start riding!
From Hanoi to Cao Bang - the bike ride

April 18th 2009
Tuesday 14th April Today we were very lucky! when we arrived at the train station at 4.30am it was pelting with rain. We took our rain ponchos out of our bags and waited. We waited so long the train started moving again as it was shunted to another line. We weren’t the only ones still on board so we weren’t too concerned. By the time we got off it was only sprinkling so we went back ... read more
Asia » Vietnam » Northeast

Vietnamese Flag 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
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