HaLong Bay

Hanoi and HaLong Bay

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August 10th 2006
The 5th of August we spent in Hanoi. We went for a walk to the Temple of Literature which has something to do with an old university, quite a pretty little temple but quite little all the same. We went to the Ho Chi Minh museum in an attempt to learn something about the history of modern Vietnam but were presented with a more absract interpretation of his life and messages, fortunately the guide ... 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