Before heading south to Hue we had a day's rest in Hanoi where we found this garden cafe to escape the traffic. Here we recovered after being beaten by only one day to a painting in a gallery nearby that we wanted to buy.
Asia » Vietnam » Northeast » Quang Ninh » Halong Bay 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