Sapa

After 3 days in the 4x4, we made it to Sapa. By the end of the trip the road looked much like the picture above-- all misty and foggy. It was pretty scarey considering we were driving on a road up in the mountains not wide enough for two cars, in my opinion. So when cars going at super fast speeds came charging at us, forcing us to hug the edge- I was a bit worried. Somehow we reached Sapa in one piece, but the dark foggy streets made me feel like I had just arrived in Silent Hill and not the famous mountain city of northern Vietnam.

There's Matt after his first of many purchases from the tribes women. By the way the picture looks all hazy because it was so damn misty out. I wasn't joking- it was like a scene outta Silent Hill- especially since we arrived at night.

view from our just outside our guesthouse room

that blue stuff is indigo, the tribe women dye their clothes with it every few washes

Park in Sapa

city homes and shops

tribe women selling things out infront of a run-down French style home

Catholic Church in Sapa-
and the market place out front full of tribes people and tourists

women selling food

tourist market area

Food stall/ resturant at the end of the market area
The guy on the left was yelling at me as I went to snap the picture, he was pretty pissed. Luckly the shot came out well. If you couldn't tell, the animal roasted is half a pig.

Tribe woman and her displayed blanket for sale

There's tons of tribes women, especially girls in Sapa. They're families send them out of the village to walk to town and sell their village crafts and goods. Alot of the girls speak English, and suprisingly well-- better than my Japanese JHS students.