Sapa

The End of the Road

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March 25th 2007
So, having arrived in HANOI we quickly immersed ourselves into the atmosphere, shopping and eating which the old quarter of the city had to offer. We decided to use HANOI as our final base in Vietnam to explore SAPA and HALONG BAY and we had great fun checking out the numerous travel agents to see who had what to offer. Having decided that we wanted to go to SAPA sooner rathe ... 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