Old Quarter street life

Encountering Cambodia and Vietnam - Ha Noi, Monday 2016 March 7

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March 7th 2016
Our hotel had a limited menu for breakfast, not including Pho! Eggs they are happy to do. Elizabeth came early and opines that they do the Chinese breakfast foods for the early-rising Chinese businessmen. Our first visit was to the excellent Women’s Museum, where chairs were set up in the courtyard for a conference and c ... 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