Hanoi, a thousand year old city
December 24th 2014 As the title says, Hanoi the capital of Vietnam was established in 1010 under a different name. It had several name changes until 1831, when it was re-named 'Hanoi' by King Minh Mang. We were there in July 2010 when the city was preparing for the 1,000 year anniversary of its founding.
In July 2010 while I was still stationed in Bangkok, we had a four day weekend, so we decided to travel to Han
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