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Tam Coc, karstic landscape

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January 27th 2014
Geo: 20.25, 105.98We went to Tam Coc to spend the Tet away from the madness of Hanoi. It worked perfectly. Tam Coc is also known as the terrestrial Halong Bay which mean rocks spike the landscape. We cycled through rice field to reach the different sites. We stopped at a temple build at the foot of a rock. The temple itself was nothing special but we went up the stairs behind it to reach a tem ... read more

Asia » Vietnam » Red River Delta » Ninh Binh

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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