Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum

Good Night Vietnam!

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January 21st 2007
We are back in Hanoi for our last day in Vietnam. Our train arrived in the station on Saturday morning, well more like Friday night as it was 4am. As you can imagine no where was open so we walked the familiar route from the station to the Old City. We sat next to the lake for over an hour, Erica danced around and I did a bit of aerobics to keep warm. We fitted in well as there were lots of locals ... 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