My English friend Ned in Chuà Thầy pagoda

My friend Ned wears a shirt with words "I love Hanoi" and the red tape over his forehead with words "Hanoi 1000th year". He has been to 50 countries, but he loves Vietnam most of all. Next to him is a local man at Chuà Thầy pagoda.

Chuà Thầy pagoda & Chàng Sơn fan village

October 13th 2010
Saturday 9 October 2010 - My English friend Ned visited Hanoi to see his old friends and attend the 1000th year anniversary of the city. He wanted to see the countryside, so we rented a taxi and traveled 40km to Quốc Oai commune. Ned has been to Vietnam on 12 trips, previously on business as he worked for EU projects. This time he traveled as a tourist and this may be his last trip to Vietnam, a ... 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

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