So the overnight train was quite the experience. We had a 'Hard Sleeper' which was no where near as bad as it sounds! It was a 6 bearth Cabin. The beds were definatly suited to vietnamese people not the 6ft 2" Dwilly!!
We arrive at out hotel which was a litte skanky but for $10 per night we didn't expect much. The weather was cloudy but the mountains were soon visible once the morning cloud was burnt off. Sapa is at the base of the Himalayas and with rice paddies galore the scenery was truly breathtaking!
Unfortunatly our experince of the town, although very beautiful will remain in our minds for ever, Dave's stomach more so. We took a wrong turn whilst looking for a bar and to our horror we saw a little spotty dog killed and skinned right there on the side of the road. We were both in shock. I thought orignally it was a goat. I know im funny with duck because of Lucky but a dog was just one step to far. This coupled with the Sunday markets where puppies were shoved into sacks and pigs were tied, squeeling, wraped in sacks, to the back of motobikes and driven off to their fate was to much to bear.
Being in a minority area of Vietnam i dont know why we expected any less. We didnt think it would affect us so much. So much so that Dave is now a vegetarian.
We took a tour to the Bac Ha Markets a 3 hour drive on a cramped mini bus in the scorching heat. It was a complete let down, i wouldn't recommend.
Needless to say we were kinda glad to leave, next stop - Halong Bay.
To view our pictures of Sapa please click on the link below;
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To view our pictures of Sapa please click on the link below;
https://picasaweb.google.com/112941139607408893724/SapaVietnam20thTo23rdMay2011?authkey=Gv1sRgCKS6n-WomsqijAE#
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