Turtles are us

The kids weren't happy about visiting the Temple of Literature in Hanoi. But that was before they knew about the turtles. Jude has his baby turtle on the head of the grandad turtle.

Hanoi the Sequel: Escape to Sapa

December 17th 2009
The 4 hour bus-boat tango back to Hanoi seemed less taxing on the way back from Cat Ba. All was going smoothly till we arrived at the bus station in Hanoi. In a moment of weakness we agreed to get in a slightly scruffy looking taxi. The fact that he had to roll it out its parking place should have sounded alarm bells. I distinctly remember Milla saying, "Great, he's pushing his taxi..." Any ... read more

Asia » Vietnam » Northwest » Lao Cai » Sapa

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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