Donna and Lorin in front of beautiful mountain ranges

Sapa - WE LOVE IT

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June 26th 2007
Ahhhh, finally cool weather! We took the over night sleeper train from Hanoi to Sapa - an eight hour ride with four bunks per cabin. The beds were comfortable and we felt relatively safe with locks on the doors and good companions in our cabin. You can travel for less money if you ditch the air-conditioning, sleep in a seat and even take away the cushion! But - we wanted to be rested and so top o ... 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