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Hanoi - Day 1

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January 27th 2007
We arrived in Hanoi yesterday at about 7:30 after an hour and 20min flight from Bangkok. We were met at the airport by a very snazzy looking car with leather seats and a driver in a suit! We hoped into the car and were slightly thrown off as the steering wheel was on the wrong side! It’s the weirdest thing! The drive into Hanoi was...interesting. Turns out they all use their horns every second ( ... 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