Sunset Halong Bay

Vietnam, Hanoi, Hue

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October 6th 2009
Arrived in Nam and first stop was Hanoi, home of the Viet Mien. A Crazy place where it takes two days to cross the street. Honda done very well selling mopeds here. Stayed in Backpackers hostel, australian theme hostel and pretty cool. Next day we looked at the bible (lonely Planet)and all that seemed of interest was the ethanology museum. Basically a museum teachhing us all about the the differ ... read more

Asia » Vietnam » Northeast

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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