The bus to Sapa

Good Morning Vietnam!

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June 9th 2007
Day 73 (cont.) Boarding the bus we met a couple from England (Jude and Sean) who confirmed that we were in the right place - good news. Settling down for the night we were quietly excited about our next country. Day 74 The bus journey, however, turned out to be a bit more of a drama. About 2:00 am we awoke from a rare passage of sleep to shouts and people running off the bus - it was onl ... 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