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A Close up of the Rice Paddies  
   

A Close up of the Rice Paddies

Just in case you ever wanted to know what the rice paddies are like at the time of harvest, here you go. Don't ask me how they do it though, that's still a mystery.
Ninh Binh and Cuc Phuong National Park

February 24th 2007
After returning to Hanoi from the Halong Bay tour, I couldn't stomach the thought of spending any more time in the city. So the very next day, I caught the local bus (complete with Vietnamese barfarama), to Ninh Binh. This was a cute little Vietnamese town that was very authentic and has yet to be over-run with tourists. While here I went to "Halong Bay on Land". I rode a bike through the dike ... read more
Asia » Vietnam » Red River Delta » Ninh Binh

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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