Thursday, May 27, 2010

sa pa

before i came to vietnam, i was told that one of the things i HAD to do was a trek in sa pa. as soon as i arrived, i figured out why.


after an overnight sleeper train, i arrived in lao cai, the town closest to sa pa. from there it was a long and winding bus trip to the top of the mountains where we would be meeting up with our final group and tour guide. our group was small, only 6 people: me, two sisters from lichtenstein (yeah apparently they exist!), a guy from serbia who had lived in the states for a few years, and two guys from belguim. quite a mix.


unfortunately, the group didnt get as close as on my last trek (but that was obviously a tough group to beat!) and that was a disappointment, but the trek was good and the scenery was amazing. how could i not be with rice fields and farms set amongst grassy mountains?





our group did a homestay with another group at a big house and the best part of the night was dinner. they cooked for us and it was pretty good food, but after that they shared with us "magic water" which was basically rice liquor. they made us all do shot after shot until all the bottles they had were gone. needless to say, by the time the rain started pouring on us at 11, we were all more than ready to head to bed.


got room for 20?

the second day was a lot more work, uphill most of the way, and because of the rain the night before it was kinda slippery. but once we got to the top, it was so worth it.


please ignore my face.


o, and every village we went through had many puppies. i got excited every time. my group started making fun of me, but just look at the face!!

puppah!

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