We also spent an afternoon exploring the beaches on a nearby peninsula. Visitors could rent beach chairs and be waited on hand and foot with drinks and seafood. It was nice but Hawaii this wasn't!
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