Halong Bay

Halong Bay

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February 7th 2011
OK so its been awhile so a bit to catch up on! So on our last day in Hanoi we went to the Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum where the body of Ho Chi Minh or Uncle Ho is kept. We rocked up and the line to get in was massive just hundreds and hundreds of people all coming to pay their respects to Uncle Ho. The line moved quickly much to our relief and in no time we were inside and walking around the glass ... 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