Sa Pa

Sa Pa

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July 1st 2015
Our Pick up for train to Lao Cai took us to the train station and we boarded the 10.00pm sleeper train to Lao Cai. We had a small wooden compartment with four bunks but Tom paid double for us to have the compartment to ourselves. There was barely enough room for the two of us and our luggage! We arrived in Lao Cai at 6.00 ... 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