Kids in floating fishing village

Good morning Vietnam

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November 10th 2010
Hanoi - Day 1 After leaving KL on the 3.30am bus to the LCCT terminal we landed in Hanoi, the capitol of Vietnam right up north. Hanoi is a heaving city full of horn honking scooters, tall skinny buildings and millions of people. It's so different from KL..it's more like Thailand or India. Dusty, grimy, full of life and excitement. An interesting thing about Hanoi is the street ... read more

Asia » Vietnam

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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