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November 13th 2006
From Hanoi, we went to Sapa, a hill town in the north west of Vietnam. We spent there several days. It's a town that was built by the French around a dozen different minority groups. We made every day an activity/ trek for several hours and saw some of the most amazing views in Vietnam- landscape and people. We were walking between the clouds, up and down mountains. We were spe ... 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