Sapa

Sapa and Hanoi

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March 8th 2009
After the trip back from Halong Bay, we spent a night in Hanoi before taking the sleeper train to Sapa. It is eight hour trip in a 4 person sleeper car. OMG, who will be sharing this car, hopefully not another roaring snoring Aussie like in Chiang Mai!. Fortunately, it was a young couple from Paris who we shared some great conversation. However, when we told her we were from Northern California, s ... 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