Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum

Meeting the group in Hanoi

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June 21st 2009
On Sunday 21st June we checked out of the Sports Hotel and walked a couple of streets away to Classic 1 Hotel where we would meet the rest of the group on our program. The tour organiser had already booked rooms for us and Amy was in a girls dorm while I was in with two other guys. We went to our respective rooms and met the only two other people who had arrived, Doug and another Amy. After introd ... 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