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Mean streets of Hanoi

Leaving the capital, but not the mopeds - they were ever present.
Arrested and Carted off to the Vietnam Army's Military Compound!

January 26th 2007
Day 239, 25th January Hanoi We decided to stay onother day in this mad city, besides, it was raining! After breakfast of fried-eggs on French bread, I went off to the fabric shop I’d been to yesterday to pick up my silk sleeping-bag liner I’d had made for $6. On the way back there was another classic motorbike accident - I’ve stopped counting them now. The rest of the day we spent eatin ... read more
Asia » Vietnam » Red River Delta » Ninh Binh

Vietnamese Flag 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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