New and old cultures mix throughout the city

Day 07 - Revenge of the Chub Rub (Happy Birthday to Lynn)

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July 14th 2015
Today we started out in Hanoi, a new city with a new guide. Same hot as balls weather, except even hotter and if possible more humid. We didn’t think we could sweat as much as we have, but we are. Hanoi is hotter than Saigon and very different in many ways. We were on our city tour by 9 am with our guide, Tang. He was a very nice guide and definitely one who followed the rules and preached the d ... 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