At the Sapa viewpoint.

Lai Chau to Sapa (supposedly).

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February 22nd 2007
This morning thankfully my back and backside weren't hurting quite so much (although my lips were pretty badly cracked by now), and amazingly I had no repairs on the bike to do. So, after a lesiurely morning, drinking tea with the internet people in Lai Chau, I went to get some lunch before I headed off again. Whilst slurping on my noodle soup, my eyes alighted on a Boney M music cd sitting oddl ... 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