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Vietnam

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March 13th 2010
After meeting up with Mother Matthews at Hanoi airport we headed into the city. Our first excursion was round the old quarter, taking in the extreme hustle and bustle of Vietnam's capital. It took us quite a while to adjust to the sheer volume of traffic (mostly scooters) on the roads. Valentina and I had become sightly more accustomed to Asian roads and would often get across to find my Mum st ... 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