Perfume Pagoda outside of Hanoi

Last days in Sapa and Perfume Pagoda

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September 6th 2006
So my second to last day in Sapa I took an all day trek which took me through three ethnic villages. It was great. Minus the ocassional "buy from me's" from the Flower Hmog we got to see how they lived, where they went to school, etc. It was about 45 degrees C out and I was sweatiing profusely. It was funny... our "tour guide" for the trek took his digital camera. Apparently it was the first ... 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