Photo of the boys/men in the group

Rat!

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June 23rd 2009
Woke at station on the night train with no warning at all. We had to dash quickly off the train which we weren't to happy about. We took a transfer bus to Sapa village and checked into the hotel. We went for a late lunch at the Chocolate restaurant which was delicious, even though we didn't have time to eat any of the chocolate as we had to go sightseeing. We visited a small village for the Red ... 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