The Balcony

Sapa the Beautiful

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August 31st 2009
Traveling to Sapa During our stay in Hanoi, we took one more trip out of the city, to Sapa, in the northeast of Vietnam. The best way to reach Sapa is via a twelve hour overnight train there, and another overnight train back. We booked our tour through a travel company so that we did not need to hassle with the details. We made our way to the Handspan Travel office in the Old Quar ... read more

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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