Hoa Lo Prison

The Capital City!

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January 13th 2007
We arrived in Hanoi on Saturday afternoon after a 16 hour train journey. The minute we stepped off the train we were attacked by people wanting us to stay in their hotel or to go in their taxi and after a long journey I was having none of it. To the extent I just kept walking on saying NO! But as we were leaving the station I hadn't noticed two women checking peoples tickets, I thought they we hus ... 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