front of hotel

Sapa 30th April to 2nd May

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May 3rd 2015
Sapa adventure Train ride okay. Train travels to a place called Lao Cai. Cleaner train and they reserve carriages for tourists on 'The Pumpkin Express'. Arrived around 5.30am and we were met at the station by a guide who led us to a restaurant for breakfast before our bus ride up the mountain to Sapa. Very windy road with non existent safety barriers most of the way. Started raining on the w ... read more

Asia » Vietnam » Northwest » Lao Cai

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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