Sapa Nov 3.4 035

Still in Hanoi

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November 7th 2010
Nov 1-5 Back in Hanoi “Hallo. You buy from me. You buy from me, I give you cheap. You buy from her, you buy from me. You happy? Me happy.’ And so it went while visiting the villages near Sapa. And yes, I bought a small embroidered purse to carry the camera in, and was then pressured into buying a braclet…for $1.50. But before I go into the details of our Sapa trip, I must finish the ... 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