Green papaya salad

Last day in Hanoi

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August 9th 2016
It's the last full day in Hanoi and indeed in Vietnam as tomorrow I head for Laos and there is one last thing on my list to be ticked off, a Vietnamese cooking class. We went to a restaurant called Madame Yen about a week ago and thought the food was great, also noticed that they hold cooking classes so that's where we headed. Nancy, the assistant restaurant manager, met us at the hotel and we wal ... 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