Looking out at the rice terraces from the top of a waterfall

Hill tribes and rice terraces in Sapa

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July 7th 2009
On Sunday we got a bus from Ninh Binh back to Hanoi where we had a few hours to kill before catching a train that evening. We arrived at about 2pm and me and Amy decided to split off from the group for a few hours to have a nice romantic meal to ourselves. We found a lovely restaurant called Green Mango and sat down for an excellent couple of pizzas before meeting back up with the group at about 6 ... 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