UploadedFile13

Day 25 - free day in Cat Ba Island

---

August 15th 2012
Day 25 -Free day in Cat Ba A good nights sleep, followed by an early breakfast. Bread and jam, quite enjoyed it, but could have eaten the same again! Today we have decided to go up to a view point. Maybe this is the one where I will get the photo that will sit next to the one from Ko Phi Phi on my dining room wall!n we opted to get the bus up, then walk down. This was a very good decision. In ... read more

Asia » Vietnam » Red River Delta » Hai Phong » Cat Ba Island

---

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