Street Scene1

Hanoi

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April 20th 2009
We arrived into the train station at 5 in the morning. At the train stations we've been at in Vietnam there hasn't been any platforms and you walk over the tracks to get on and off the trains, the compartments inside are roomy and have a closing door, Vinny reckoned they were like being aboard a U Boat. Our first impressions of Hanoi was that it was hectic but wonderful. Despite the early hour the ... read more

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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