Jules on the streets of Hanoi

We made it to Vietnam

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March 16th 2007
HANOI - 16/03/07 to 17/03/07 Hanoi is a busy city with about 3.5 million people. The main form of transport is by motorbike which makes it interesting trying to cross the busy streets. Near death experiences are common. We arrived late so decided to go out for a few 17cent beers. What a bargain!!!! Since it was so late, no restaurants were open so we ate some floppy corn from a ... 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