By the waterfall

Vietnam - Sapa

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October 12th 2009
Sapa After a hearty western dinner at Jaspers and some ritz and oreo biscuits bought, we were ready for our sleeper train to Sapa. Sapa is a town in the hills which stands in the shadow of Fan Si Pan mountain - the highest in Vietnam at 3143m. We got on our train for the 9.15pm departure and in our 4 berth cabin we were sharing with 2 Vietnamese people. A weird man who was opposite me on the ... 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