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some old relics at the temple on Hoan Kiem Lake  
   

some old relics at the temple on Hoan Kiem Lake

Dodging hundreds of bikes, watching people in pyjamas and conical hats and waiting out a typhoon in between… First steps in Vietnam…

August 1st 2013
As much as I enjoyed doing almost nothing during our last couple of days in Laos, I felt I was becoming more and more lazy by the minute. Let’s just say I was getting used the laid-back style of Lao living, I was getting used to it way too fast though, so finally the 1st of August came and we were able to head on to Vietnam. We went to the bus station a day before just to double check w ... read more
Asia » Vietnam » Red River Delta » Hanoi

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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