Bai Tho Junk

Hue to Halong Bay via Hanoi

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December 9th 2010
Thursday, December 9th This morning we left the hotel at 6AM for an early flight to Hanoi. After a short bus ride, we transferred to a ferry that delivered us to our junk boat, the Bai Tho Junk, on Halong Bay. This junk has 18 private cabins and would serve as our hotel for the night. Ha long means “where the marble dragon descends into the sea.” Within the bay, about 3000 vegetation c ... 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