Sapa May 9-11th
May 22nd 2011 We boarded the night train, our 5th so far and 1st in Vietnam, at 8.30 on the 9th, and arrived at 6 the next morning. Unlike the Chinese trains, we were in "soft sleeper" class, which basically means 4 beds to a compartment, not 6. The Vietnamese train was also a bit more upmarket generally, with complimentary water, a reading light seemingly stolen from the local museum and more wood panelling th
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