The legend of Huam Kiem lake

Halong Bay...on a cold day

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March 8th 2011
Even though our first few hours here were quite Hanoi-ing (sorry), after some sleep we feel much better and head out for a walk around. As I mentioned in the last blog, Hanoi is cold. There's not one hint of blue sky or sun for the 2 days we're there and it feels a bit like Autumn. There's not much in the way of sights here really, it's just a nice city. You can visit Ho Chi Minh's Mausoleum, ... 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