Hanoi Old Quarter Street Scene

Hanoi & Halong Bay

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January 5th 2007
Arriving in Hanoi that night was a shock, after quiet Luang Prabang. The first thing was the honking. The taxi driver kept honking as soon as there was a vehicle on the road, be it a bicycle, motorbike, car or truck. That was the signal to get in the Hanoi rythm. I stayed in the Old Quarter of Hanoi: great, funky, lively and crazy place. Bikes, motorcycles, cars driving everywhere - and no road ... 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