First Vietnamese meal

Day Tour of Ha Noi

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December 29th 2010
Well yesterday was a big day, we got up early and went for a walk around Lake Hoan Kiem. The lake is the centre of everything that happens in the old quarter. At 630am all the old people were out doing their early morning exercises. There was one group of women doing dance with bat and ball and another group using red fans. We walked past a group that had formed two lines and instead of doing the ... 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