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  • Day 12

    A rainy day in Sapa

    September 16, 2017 in Vietnam ⋅ ☁️ 18 °C

    A lazy morning with breakfast at the hotel ... such friendly staff. Luckily we held onto our umbrellas as it is very gloomy & wet today - they kindly have given us a late checkout, free of charge & organised our car transfer to the train station $US30. Off to explore Sapa town, the weather is not conducive to sightseeing as the mist from the hills is quite thick. Wandered down the Main Street, just taking it all in - many local village woman trying to sell their wares, but they are very cheap & not great quality, but there are some lovely shops selling local handcrafts & many shops selling active wear, the north face (likely rip offs) and other similar brands .. a little kiwi $$$ injected into the local economy today. We stopped for a coffee in a cute little spot (The Hill Station), not bad coffee & a lovely cheese & bread board ... of course had plenty of time for a head, shoulder, back & leg massage ... then cake & a fruit smoothie at Bagguette & Chocolat (a wee cafe that many staff are students at the Hoa Sua School for disadvantaged children) this afternoon on our way back to the hotel to chill out for the afternoon, put our clean laundry away & repack our luggage.Read more