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Sung Sot - Amazing Cave

Lots of stalactites and stalagmites formed several interesting shapes, all of which had some sort of vietnamese legend behind them.
LZ - Halong Bay

April 7th 2005
Ha - "descending" Long - "dragon" Little did the Vietnamese know that in just two short days the name of their beloved jewel and soon to be biggest tourist attraction would be renamed. And so Operation Descending Stella begins... I awoke in a haze of darkness and unusual silence. The haze because of a night pushing my luck with Hanoi's famous, "bia hoi" (draft beer), the darkness because ... read more
Asia » Vietnam » Northeast » Quang Ninh » Halong Bay

Vietnamese Flag 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
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