Our boat in Halong bay

Jellyfish and rain at Hallong Bay

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June 26th 2009
After a quick stop in Hanoi we took a bus to the beautiful Halong Bay. We boarded our very posh boat at 12:30 and immediately had an amazing 3 course lunch of fish, prawns, crab. Our rooms were lovely with AC and a flat screen tv which only has 2 channels and lovely bathrooms. It was unfortunately raining most of the afternoon. Part of the group went kayaking around the bay. Me and Daisy staye ... 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