View from the Boat

Halong Bay

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September 30th 2006
After Hanoi, we went to Halong Bay, a World Heritage Site, with scattered limstone islands, 1900 to be prescise, some natural caves and a great place to do a spot of fishing. 3 days 2 nights was what we booked, 1 night on a staying on a boat, another in a hotel on the island of Cat Ba. The first day we got there and the guide bloke (John) took us onto our boat which to be honest was loads nicer ... read more

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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