Terry on the boat

Happy New Year in Hanoi and beautiful Halong Bay

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January 1st 2012
Hanoi Happy New Year everybody!! Well we are now in Hanoi, Vietnam. On the evening of the 26th we were picked up from our hotel in Vientienne, Laos and taken to the bus terminal ready for our gruelling 24ish hour journey North Easterly direction to the capital city of Hanoi. The bus ticket cost around $35 USD each but was a lot cheaper then flying to we decided to go for it. Once at ... 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