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Sapa last day and train back to Hanoi

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February 4th 2016
After a lively night, getting in around 11.30 fuelled by mintless mojitos (they had run out) and great travelling chat with a Dutch couple who followed us to the Hmong Sisters Bar and some Americans, we felt a bit jaded this morning and depressed at having to check out at 11am and wander around homeless until our bus pickup at 5. the hotel is too cold to wait in. There is actual fog in reception a ... read more

Asia » Vietnam » Red River Delta » Hanoi

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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