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22nd - 23rd October Hanoi (Big Trouble in Little China)

October 23rd 2010
After the relative quiet of Northern Thailand and Laos, Hanoi was a shock! Of course, we'd been to Vietnam before, and certainly knew what the major cities were like, having negotiated the streets of Saigon a few years back. I had memories of dodging several of the 9 million motorcycles and praying every time I stepped on to the street. I had naively expected something similar in Hanoi bu ... read more
Asia » Vietnam » Red River Delta » Hanoi

Vietnamese Flag 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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