mrKian

Sapa, located in Lao Cai province, about 350 km south west of Hanoi is Hanoi city and it has the Vietnam’s highest peak, Fansipan, 3143m above sea level. There's overnight train from Hanoi city to Lao Cai. Trains depart from Hanoi train station and arrive around 530 am in the morning. There are quite a few companies operating and tickets can be bought online. Upon reaching Lao Cai railway station, you need to catch a taxi which will bring you to Sapa. The journey takes about 50 minutes. You can also get a agency to help arrange a package for you. We have engage a local agency to help out, our train is "Oriental Express" and depart at 930pm. The train's interior look pretty new and clean. Bed is soft, air-con is cold except that the bed is abit short for me. The overall train ride is quite enjoyable, listening to the train running on the railway. Toilet are close before the train move off and only open up for usage after reaching a certain point of the ride.

Hanoi, the capital of Vietnam. Motor bike, cars, bicycle on the road, honing as they are riding. Looking across the big plantation along the way towards the city, there's buffaloes lying on the fields, looking blankly in their big black eyes. People on the street are friendly and polite, you can't miss their smile when they greet you. Hanoi city is developing rapidly, racing along the world foot step, transforming itself into a fast moving country. Many construction are going on in the city, new high rise office, apartment with the modern look and there's also refurnished building preserving their identity in this modern world. People are living in a mixture of the old and new culture. The man behind Vietnam, who have spent his entire life fighting for the independence of Vietnam is a world known character to everyone. Ho Chi Minh. Under his leadership, he has brought new hope to the country. He is highly respect and Saigon was rename to Ho Chi Minh after the ind