Gali in the Garden

Sapa - Beautiful Nature, Rice, Corn, Minorities and Rain

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August 20th 2011
We boarded the 9 hour night train to Sapa from Hanoi Wednesday night only a few hours after returning from our beautiful Halong Bay excursion. Having showered, repacked our little blue matching packs and Pho for dinner, we were off on another adventure. After settling in to our 4 bed (2 bunkbeds) train cabin outfitted with clean sheets and complimentary bottled water, we anxiously awaited our cabi ... 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