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A Day in and around Sapa

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January 31st 2009
After having spent a couple of days in Hanoi’s hectic but lovely old quarter and doing the tourist-must Halong Bay, we decided to take the over-night train to Sapa. This small town is busy with tourists and situated in the North of Vietnam, not far from the Chinese border; surrounded by beautiful, green karst mountains, the highest in the country. As I already mentioned, we took the overnight s ... read more

Asia » Vietnam » Northwest » Lao Cai » Sapa

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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