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7&8 June I took the overnight train to Sapa, where I had arranged two days of trekking and a homestay in a nearby minority village.  There was a lot of walking, some quite hilly and slippery due to mud, and I was glad that the last section was on the

7 June 2017 I took a local bus to visit the Museum of Ethnology which is a bit out of the city.  Hanoi’s bus service is very good – everything is well marked, services are frequent and the fare is pronted on the side of the bus which makes it

5 June – afternoon Even though I am in Vietnam, I ended up having dinner in a Chinese restaurant- I was powerless to resist the lure of air conditioning (plus a nice lake view).  I have not been very hungry due to the heat, somewhat derailing my plan to try

I finished yesterday having been accosted by a fruit seller, who pretty much forced me to pose for a photo holding her baskets and then buy some fruit.  These women have our door to door sales people well and truly beaten! After that I went to a water puppet show.

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