Ha Noi’s history stretches back nearly a thousand years when the city was founded by Emperor Ly Thai To, who in 1010 renamed the area Thang Long – ‘Soaring Dragon’. Soon after some of the city’s oldest structures were built including the Temple of Literature, Vietnam’s oldest university.Ha Noi is a city rich in tradition [...]
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Vietnam travel guide and package tours in summer 2009 deals
Posted by admin on January 2nd, 2010
Day 1 – Arrive Hanoi -Transfer to your hotel. Your local guide will be available for optional walking tours of the city for those that are not too fatigued by the flight. Perhaps visit a Water Puppet Show at the Municipal Water Puppet Theater located on the shore of Hoan Kiem Lake. (B,D)Day 2 – [...]
Hanoi City Tour- Vienam deluxe travel – vietnam tours
Posted by admin on December 29th, 2009
Hanoi is the capital and second-largest city of Vietnam. From 1010 until 1802, with a few brief interruptions, it was the political centre of an independent Vietnam. It was eclipsed by Hu? during the Nguyen Dynasty as the capital of Vietnam, but Hanoi served as the capital of French Indochina from 1902 to 1954. From [...]
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