An original Vietnamese Pot Bellied Pig!

Sapa

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December 29th 2006
We have taken it easy today and just done the one mountain/village walk! We visited the Red Sao village, the village of our guide. She took us to meet her family and it is really humbling to see how the tribes people live. We met her cousin, who you will see in photos below, and her 4 month old baby. The baby is in fact a boy although he is dressed in a pink hat. It does not seem to matter what 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