building architecture

Hanoi

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April 25th 2015
Hanoi Early morning today as we had to catch a plane to Hanoi this morning. Flight was around 1hr and the bus ride from the airport was around a 40min trip to the hotel. After checking in we went out for a late lunch. We all had lunch on the footpath across the road from the restaurant which was great fun. The food was bought over to us across a busy intersection on trays and was absolutel ... read more

Asia » Vietnam » North Central Coast » Thanh Hoa

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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