Farewell Ha Long Bay Hello Hanoi 20150805_090655

Farewell Ha Long Bay Hello Hanoi

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August 6th 2015
Last day of the Mangrove expedition and planting is all done. Our day started out with the usual briefing. News came that the boat trip was cancelled. Clear skies turned gray and rainy again and it was felt that it was not safe on the water. Hotel check out took some time due to a hick up with my bill. In that confusion news of the boat cruise was back on. I was not too excited about getting out o ... 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