City life, Asian style

Hanoi: The Capital

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August 16th 2007
After our worst overnight bus trip yet, we arrived in the capital city of Vietnam, Hanoi. The bus ride started well, lots of empty seats so we could stretch out and sleep, but 30 minutes later we had circled Hue 3 times and picked up what felt like any Vietnamese who fancied a ride to the capital! We eventually left with all the seats full plus people sitting on little plastic stools in the ai ... 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