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Rice porridge with salmon in Sapa  
   

Rice porridge with salmon in Sapa

Cháo cá hồi (Rice porridge with salmon) is served at a restaurant in Sapa. Salmon is raised in this area because of the cool climate.
A photo model in Sapa

April 23rd 2008
I traveled to Sapa for the first time in April 1998, ie exactly 10 years ago. At the time I traveled by bus and it took me 12 hours from Hanoi to Sapa (Never again!). Last weekend I returned to Sapa, but this time I traveled with my parents and their friends. We traveled by night train from Hanoi to Lào Cai (approx. 350km, 8 hours by train), then we got a bus to Sapa (38km, an hour by bus). Thing ... read more
Asia » Vietnam » Northwest » Lao Cai » Sapa

Vietnamese Flag 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
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