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Day 5 Cat Ba Bay to Hue

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July 23rd 2015
Day 5 Good nice sleep and up for breakfast at 8. I organised my bag last night so this morning was easy. Jam and bread, very welcomed. We headed off on a bus to the boat. To board the boat you had to jump about 4 feet down which was great fun! Off back to Ha Long and bus to Hanoi. It's a travelling day today but has still been fun. Lesley and I met up with Jeremy and Annie the honeymoon couple fr ... read more

Asia » Vietnam

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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