The view from upthere

Halong Bay

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May 17th 2010
Je sais que je n'ai pas ete tres ponctuelle, mais j'ai passe le weekend en dehors de Hanoi, et je n'ai pratiquement pas eu le temps d'ecrire ou de uploader des photos. Vous me pardonnez j'espere!😉 I was off on saturday morning to Halong Bay. A Paradise on earth located 4 hours from the city. I took a bus with 5 other people and our guide to Halong. From there we jumped on the boat, which w ... read more

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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