'Maybe you buy from meeee?' - Trekking in Sa Pa and visiting the local hill tribes
August 17th 2007 17-18 August
19 August back to Hanoi
We booked a 3 night, 2 day tour up to Sa Pa from Hanoi. The night train was very comfortable, and we ended up going with two young girls from Denmark, Tina and Charlotte. We met up with our guide, Huy, did some sight seeing around the little mountain town of Sapa, and later started a very easy 'trek' down into the valley. Sa Pa was just beautiful - home
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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 
