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Day 31 Thursday June 4, 2009

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June 4th 2009
Day 31 Thursday June 4, 2009 We rented mountain bikes and a guide and took a tour through several villages: Lao Chai, Ta Van, Ban Ho where we stopped for lunch, hiked up to a waterfall and took a swim near the bottom of the waterfall. The water was so cold! We didn't bring our swimsuits but it was so hot that most people swam in their clothes or underwear b/c they would dry off fast by sittin ... 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