We spent our days in Vietnam in the mountains of the Northwest. After having taken a night train sold as "new and comfortable" that was revealed to be a rather dirty version of the C-Train, we arrived at the border with China, or a local bus took us up Bac Ha . The bus ride was a great moment "memories and discovery," "Memories" for all the similarities he shared with minibuses Bolivia: three bags of harvested per person, people sitting or they can ... and " discovery "and special mention for the 20 barrels of mineral water 10l that has transported stored in the aisle.
Bac Ha is a pleasant provincial town or the people are nice ! People are smiling, polite, and do not try to yell at you, to you despise and laugh at you, or lie to you openly. No a Bac Ha, people have a non-confrontational approach of their human relationships, it changes so much as we landed in Hanoi. This parenthesis will last only one day and one night, time to walk the walk Sunday or minorities Flower H'mong come to sell their textiles, their liquor, and the fruit of their harvest, and buy traditional clothes, fish, or buffaloes. The pigs shouted from one end to another, the Hmong in traditional dress talk on street corners, street vendors come to offer you bags, caps, you can find dolls, crafts, necklaces , bracelets, chili, banana, zucchini, or buy an ice cream, a piglet wrapped in a bag rice, fish rotting in the sun ... The market is genuine and full of life. 
After the walk, we went to see foot Ban Ph o, a village not far from the Hmong. The countryside was beautiful, terraced rice fields covered the bottom of the valley while the sun burns but grew on the steepest slopes. Women in small groups were the road on foot, toward the walk, talking among themselves and on their backs their future sales. Child remains in the village had fun shooting with a sling in the thickets or to watch the world go by on the "high road" or, from time to time, a motorcycle with a bag of rice home as we have, password. Bac Ha was a pleasant destination which we left to go to Sapa, the northern tourist city of one or can see other minorities. 
At Sapa, we made another trip to a Hmong village, Cat Cat . Again, the scenery was magnificent. Nevertheless, Sapa is still a very touristy destination and minorities have completely turned to tourism, thus losing any authenticity. This is a ghetto of women in traditional clothes, trying to sell you anything that can be sold. In the evening, grannies in their clothes Black H'mong until you come ashore to offer the hashish, lamentable consequence of mass tourism ... One can also see Dzao , easily identifiable by their red cap. We went on the hills of Sapa, transformed into veritable amusement park to enjoy the view over the valley. 
Tonight we return to Hanoi by train or plane will take us to Hong Kong . Vietnam is a destination that has been very disappointed. From Cambodia and Laos, the Vietnamese do not support the comparison. Worse, our whole trip we never had such bad experiences with repeated and the local population. The country is cheap and has some nice sites like Halong Bay, Mekong Delta, or the mountains of the Northwest, but unfortunately it is a very touristic country, or depart from the tour groups organized is not something recommended. You can spend a great vacation in Vietnam, from tower to tower, a guide guide, agency agency. But you do not try to fend for yourself, too close a look if you're not trying to scam you, and especially miss the authenticity. Outside the box has never been so difficult. We are far from the kindness of Laotian, Vietnamese are anything but friendly. How many times have we been upset, horns, shoot, ignored, despised, insulted or behind our backs. Everything is relative dominance in Vietnam, and it is exhausting to venture off the tourist agencies ... So we are bunkers to leave this country. The experience in "back packers" is not worth the detour and is not recommended to anyone spoil his vacation to come here, so close to countries like Laos, Thailand and Cambodia ...
The market in Bac Ha, invested by the Flower H'mong 
After the walk, we went to see foot Ban Ph o, a village not far from the Hmong. The countryside was beautiful, terraced rice fields covered the bottom of the valley while the sun burns but grew on the steepest slopes. Women in small groups were the road on foot, toward the walk, talking among themselves and on their backs their future sales. Child remains in the village had fun shooting with a sling in the thickets or to watch the world go by on the "high road" or, from time to time, a motorcycle with a bag of rice home as we have, password. Bac Ha was a pleasant destination which we left to go to Sapa, the northern tourist city of one or can see other minorities. The Hmong of Ban Pho village and its terraced rice fields
At Sapa, we made another trip to a Hmong village, Cat Cat . Again, the scenery was magnificent. Nevertheless, Sapa is still a very touristy destination and minorities have completely turned to tourism, thus losing any authenticity. This is a ghetto of women in traditional clothes, trying to sell you anything that can be sold. In the evening, grannies in their clothes Black H'mong until you come ashore to offer the hashish, lamentable consequence of mass tourism ... One can also see Dzao , easily identifiable by their red cap. We went on the hills of Sapa, transformed into veritable amusement park to enjoy the view over the valley. Sapa and Minorities: Black H'mong ... 
... and Dao, with their red caps chaperone 
Sapa valley and terraced rice fields 
The Black H'mong village of Cat Cat
... and Dao, with their red caps chaperone 
Sapa valley and terraced rice fields 
The Black H'mong village of Cat Cat 
Park at the top of Sapa, the only thing missing is Mickey!
Tonight we return to Hanoi by train or plane will take us to Hong Kong . Vietnam is a destination that has been very disappointed. From Cambodia and Laos, the Vietnamese do not support the comparison. Worse, our whole trip we never had such bad experiences with repeated and the local population. The country is cheap and has some nice sites like Halong Bay, Mekong Delta, or the mountains of the Northwest, but unfortunately it is a very touristic country, or depart from the tour groups organized is not something recommended. You can spend a great vacation in Vietnam, from tower to tower, a guide guide, agency agency. But you do not try to fend for yourself, too close a look if you're not trying to scam you, and especially miss the authenticity. Outside the box has never been so difficult. We are far from the kindness of Laotian, Vietnamese are anything but friendly. How many times have we been upset, horns, shoot, ignored, despised, insulted or behind our backs. Everything is relative dominance in Vietnam, and it is exhausting to venture off the tourist agencies ... So we are bunkers to leave this country. The experience in "back packers" is not worth the detour and is not recommended to anyone spoil his vacation to come here, so close to countries like Laos, Thailand and Cambodia ... 
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