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Sapa May 9-11th

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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 ... 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