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Crossing the street

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July 31st 2010
Hello! We're now in Hanoi, capital city of Vietnam, and home to the most amazing traffic I have ever seen in my life. Picture a motorbike. Times by 1million. Add some more. Then picture them surging forward en masse, with a few taxis interspersed and a bus or two, on both sides of the road going in both directions, horns blaring... Then picture crossing the street. Aaaaaarggghhhhh!!!!! A ... 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