Steve loves train food

All aboard at Halong Bay

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August 14th 2006
Leaving Hue we took the overnight train up to Hanoi; about a 13 hour journey. With my shoulders still red from sunburn the hardest thing for me was running along with my rucksack trying to get on the train. Extreme pain. Ouch! The sleeper train was actually pretty good with 4 people to each room, each with their own bunk. Myself, Kenji, Steve and Brooke shared one, (a room not a bunk). The train f ... read more

Asia » Vietnam » Northeast » Quang Ninh » Halong Bay

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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