Hoan Kiem Lake

Where's Saigon?

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January 14th 2010
Hanoi So arriving on Christmas day we found a nice restaurant in the Old Quarter overlooking Boan Kiem lake which is one of many lakes dotted around the city, though how jealous I was of your lot’s Crimbo feasting! The lake itself is home to a couple of temples and a stuffed turtle from the lake measuring in at a whopping 2.1metres. There is plenty of folklore around the turtles, thi ... read more

Asia » Vietnam

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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