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Day 14 - 16 : the capital, Hanoi

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October 13th 2009
Hanoi, the capital of Vietnam with approx 5 million inhabitants, the same population as the whole of Ireland, was where we spent 3 days. 5 million is a lot of people, and to me is feels like they all have motorbikes! As that is my lasting impression of Hanoi, motorbikes. From the moment you wake up in the morning all you can hear is the constant beeeeeeping, all day long. I think the city i ... 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