Good Morning, Vietnam! 102 Hang Bac Temple

Good Morning, Vietnam!

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June 27th 2015
Arrived in Hanoi at 8.50 am Tue 16 Jun after overnight (4hr) stay in Sama Sama Hotel in Kuala Lumpur airport. The first task was to queue for a visa and then look for our transfer to Hanoi City. This was the first experience of the heat which was about 15 degrees warmer than Perth! We were driven along a fast moving highway which could have been anywhere in the world into the crowded bustling stre ... read more

Asia » Vietnam » Red River Delta » Hanoi

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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