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Day 30 Wednesday June 3, 2009

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June 3rd 2009
Day 30 Wednesday June 3, 2009 Oh the mountains are beautiful outside of our window!!! You can't see the top of them for the clouds, it is so cool! Took a tour of more villages today both walking and riding in an SUV, it was too rainy to do anything else. We went over Tram Tom pass to get to the 1st village of Loi Chan, we walked through tons of mud and muck but it was worth it to see the local ... 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