Hoen Kiem Lake at night

From the beginning...

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November 10th 2006
Now I can start from the beginning - not sure where that is, it feels like today has gone forever (we have been awake for nearly 48hours!). The plane flight was uneventful, except for the fact that we had 2 dinners and a breakfast/brunch within about 5 hours, starting at 2.30 this morning! Arrived in Hanoi airport at about 9.30am and proceeded to find a taxi- I'm pretty sure we would have been r ... 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