Floating village

Vietnam #1

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November 20th 2010
So onto Vietnam! We got the bus from Nanning across the friendship pass to Hanoi, it took about 8 hours and was pretty uneventful, we did get a free lunch though which was a plus!! We had 3 days to spend in Vietnams capitol. The first day we set out to explore our latest surroundings, we start by walking around Hoan Kiem lake. Its pretty small with an island and pagoda in the middle. We then ve ... 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