Ngoc Son Temple

Beep, Beep in Hanoi!

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December 1st 2010
We arrived in Hanoi late afternoon on the Sunday and as we drove from the airport to the Old Quarter, the first thing that hit us was that it was so much busier than Ho Chi Minh City. The Old Quarter (where our hotel was located) was swarmed with a mass of motorcycles that tangled through the narrow streets. It is a city designed for half a million people, yet six million people live here. People ... 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