Day 3 - April 19

Sapa

Due to a derailed train traveling in the other direction we did not arrive at the Lao Cai Railway station in morning as planned. We had honey-lemongrass pork with purple cabbage and rice on the train for lunch. It was good, because we were hungry. We arrived in SaPa in the evening and
checked into the Victoria Hotel. All my guests were very impressed with the hotels. We ate French food at the hotel for dinner. It was a nice change of pace. The thick fog that rolled in late night early morning reminded us of a San Francisco night. In the high land, Sapa is about 1,600 meters above sea level.