Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum

Northern Vietnam

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July 30th 2009
The border crossing into Vietnam was an experience! We climbed off the bus and walked up the road to Laos customs. Inside the building we joined a scrummage of people, the ones from our bus were all scrabbling to give their passports to the bus conductor who threw them over the counter to get stamped. We then waited in the crowd til they were returned one by one and passed through the crowd of peo ... 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