Card game with Hai

Day 29: Sapa, Vietnam

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March 1st 2009
Tuesday, February 24th We arrived at Lao Cai station (38km from Sapa and 3km from the Chinese border) at 5:15am. We had to sit in the mini-van for an hour and a half until enough people arrived to fill it. When the van was finally full we drove an hour and a half into the mountains to Sapa, where we had time for a great breakfast and a hot shower. We met our guide named Hai. Even b ... 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