Sapa

The overnight train trip went well.  4 bunks to a room and Emily and I shared the Swiss girls.  Simon (from England) walked by and said let's go to the bar and whatever Simon says we do. Emily hates beer but being a good sport is trying. But after a few sips she's done and being a good room mate she says I can have it. Oh well.

Train part of journey's done, then on a bus and we arrive in Sapa. The country side is beautiful.

We're lucky we are having a beautiful day.   But it's funny all of a sudden the mist and the clouds roll in but as quickly as it envelops us it is gone. When we arrived at our hotel it has windows all along the back of it which was suppose to be a good view. All we saw was clouds. Then within seconds the cloud lifted revealing yes a stunning view.

The town of Sapa is lovely with a pretty little lake.

After exploring the town in the morning the group went by bus to a a nearby local village where we were swarmed like rock stars by the village women. Crazy but they were very nice and followed us about practicing their English which was amazingly good.

Many of the women carried their babies on their back probably from dawn to dusk trying to sell jewellery and handicrafts to visitors.  Babies take it in stride and seem very content all bundled up and warm on their mother's back. The women seemed bundled up too but most of their feet are bare and are in plastic sandals.

Tomorrow a 5/6 hr trek to another village and a homestay sleep. Should be interesting.