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Halong Bay, Day 2

January 29th 2011
Up at seven am on a Saturday? Only for Halong Bay! We ate breakfast at 730 and were on our way by 8 am. Taking in the rocks in the morning mist was a magical way to start the day. We went to a cave. I'm not normally one for caves but this one was incredible. It was bigger than any I've ever seen and they lit it with lights to make the rocks more impressive. We climbed a lot of stairs and ... read more
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Vietnamese Flag 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
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