The Lake in central Hanoi

Saturday May 30, 2009

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May 30th 2009
We switched to the Camellia 4 hotel this morning on Hang Giay Street in Hanoi. We took a cyclo (bicycle with a cart for sitting in the front of it) to our 1st stop for the day which was the Vietnam History Museum, next we walked to the Women's History Museum, and then our final stop was the Hao Lo Prision were John McCain was a prisioner of war in 1967. Afterwards, we hung out at the Hoan Kiem Lak ... 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