Journey to the North, SAPA (Part IV)

On the second day in Sapa, we visited the local market early in the morning. Sapa market is located right at the center of the city. There are various things being sold inside the market such as cloths, souvenir, bags, vegetables, fish, food, etc.

A lot ethnic minority people are selling their products, mostly handmade in the market as well as on the pavement along the streets in Sapa's center.

After the market, we continued our trekking to the last village which was the Cat Cat Village, the home of the Black H'mong. It is roughly 2km from Sapa town. Basically, we were walking around visiting people in the village and meet with locals to learn more about their daily life.

At the end of the Cat Cat Village, we walk further down the hill to visit Cat Cat beautiful waterfall and the water power station built by the French in early 20th century.

That's the end of our second day of trekking. We then went back hotel for lunch.

After the lunch, there was some free time before the transfer to the Lao Cai train station. We walked around the Sapa town at the same time looking for some local souvenirs. We then went to the Sapa Catholic church that was built in stone in 1930. The Sapa Church is a famous landmark at Sapa and also a popular meeting place for both locals and tourists.

We were transferred back to the train station in Lao Cai town at around 5 PM to avoid the traffic and also the foggy weather. The road down the hill becomes foggy in the evening. Here ends our journey to the north, SAPA. This place is highly recommended for those who like trekking, beautiful scenery and perhaps nice weather in Vietnam.

Here we go, the next stop... Hanoi ! Stay tune for my next post, Hanoi.