Old Quarter

Hello Hanoi & Friends!!

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October 22nd 2010
HANOI Our train pulls into the station in Hanoi at 4:30 am and since we know we won’t be able to check into any hotel at this hour, we hang out in the waiting room at the station until sunrise around 6am. We start things off nicely by being way overtired and getting lost trying to find the hostel – Hanoi Backpackers. Eventually we find it, but can’t check in yet – boo. We leave our bags t ... 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