Xuan and I travelled to the mountain town of Sa Pa, located in northern Vietnam.
Hello! The weather was a perfect 70-80 everyday.
All pictures here are out of order. This was our last day in Sa Pa waiting for our Van to take us back to the train station in Lao Cai.
Our hotel, the Royal View is at the end of the street here. Our original hotel choice was the Ham Rung, which didnt look comfortable. We found this hotel the day we arrived, after about 15 minutes of driving around.
The market just up the street from our hotel.
A lake in Sa Pa, 15 minutes walk from our hotel.
Hmong villagers helping a fellow Hmong build a home.
On our third day in Sa Pa, Xuan and went on a hiking tour of a valley and a Black Hmong village. These are a couple locals who followed the tour making conversation and helping the 'less fit' as the trek was very steep in many area's.
Rice Fields cut into the mountain.
A Public school just outside of Sa Pa. Most of the Hmong and Red Dao children complete the 6th grade, but no more.
Say cheese
One of thousands of beautiful opportunities to take a picture
Sa Pa
Sa Pa from a small mountain top
It was windy the entire time we stayed in Sa Pa.
This is where pork comes from!
A couple children playing along a local route to the village originating from the road out of Sa Pa.
The begining of our trek - the easy part...
Xuan and our tour guide Leo.
An old church Burnt down around the 1940's
Most of the rice fields were owned by the ethinic minorites. The Black Hmong, Red Dao, and the Hmong Hoa. The men worked the farms and the women weaved and sold arts and crafts. more about that later.
After our motorcycle was fixed (very strange break down. We still don't know what was wrong.) we were cruisin again.
A picture from our hotel room deck. The view was royal for sure.
Hmong villagers helping a fellow Hmong build a home.
On our third day in Sa Pa, Xuan and went on a hiking tour of a valley and a Black Hmong village. These are a couple locals who followed the tour making conversation and helping the 'less fit' as the trek was very steep in many area's.
Rice Fields cut into the mountain.
A Public school just outside of Sa Pa. Most of the Hmong and Red Dao children complete the 6th grade, but no more.
Say cheese
One of thousands of beautiful opportunities to take a picture
Sa Pa
Sa Pa from a small mountain top
It was windy the entire time we stayed in Sa Pa.
This is where pork comes from!
Men prepare lunch for the village men who are building the Hmong home. 'One pig was not going to be enough,' our tour guide said.
A couple children playing along a local route to the village originating from the road out of Sa Pa.
The begining of our trek - the easy part...
Xuan and our tour guide Leo.
An old church Burnt down around the 1940's
Most of the rice fields were owned by the ethinic minorites. The Black Hmong, Red Dao, and the Hmong Hoa. The men worked the farms and the women weaved and sold arts and crafts. more about that later.
After our motorcycle was fixed (very strange break down. We still don't know what was wrong.) we were cruisin again.
A picture from our hotel room deck. The view was royal for sure.
I love this tale of your adventure you two. Great pictures. So cute! I think you are BOTH gangstas.
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