Hoa Lo Prison

aka The Hanoi Hilton, as nicknamed by the American's during the war

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Hanoi

January 15th 2007
We arrived in Hanoi at midday, when we got off the train we got pestered for hotels & taxi's more than we had ever before. When we went to leave the station Claire was so annoyed that she didn't release that the two ladies stood by the door were checking tickets, (not pestering people offering hotels & taxis). She went to storm past them & they both blocked her way, she nearly floored them, I had ... read more

Asia » Vietnam » Red River Delta » Hanoi

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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