Easter Sunday

The Old (Quarter) and the Nguyen - Exploring Hanoi

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April 4th 2010
We slept surprisingly well on the overnight train to Hanoi, arriving around 5am in the morning. A much better investment than the awful overnight buses. We stumbled out of the train groggily and went over to the taxis. The guest house we'd booked offered to pay our taxi fare to the hotel on the proviso that we took a 'Malinh' taxi. However all we encountered from the massed ranks of immobile, ... read more

Asia » Vietnam » Red River Delta » Hanoi

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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