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Highways, rivers and snakes

February 11th 2007
Today we arrived in Hanoi, Vietnam's capital and our home for the next week or so as the country enters pre-Tet rush. Instead of Xmas pines it is Kumquat trees, being transported - as with everything else - on the back of perilously balanced motorbikes. It will be a relief to stay in one place after a lot of movement by our standards, as we've made our way up the country. After our week of c ... read more
Asia » Vietnam » Red River Delta » Hanoi

Vietnamese Flag 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
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