Sapa

Sapa

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August 25th 2006
Sapa We hopped onto an overnight train and headed for the small town Sapa close to the Chinese border. On the two hour bus ride from the train station up to Vietnam's highest town some 2000m up we were treated with some fantastic views of the surrounding area and rice terraces. I know rice terraces are not the most exciting thing in the world but the views were awesome, the terraces stretched ... 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