Our next trip
I've been a little under the weather lately, so I haven't been able to post. I missed an overnight trip that most of the group went on. The went to an ethnic minority village called Mai Chau and spent the night in a house on stilts. They walked around the village and saw traditional dancing and generally saw how ethnic minorities live. I'm told the setting was beautiful. The village was in a valley surrounded by mountains. Clean air, no noise, and beautiful scenery.
On Friday we'll be taking a 6 day trip to Sapa and Dien Bien Phu. Sapa is in the mountains and we'll see more ethnic minorities there. I've seen pictures of the terraced rice paddies in Sapa, but seeing it up close will be entirely different. I can't wait.
It's been getting quite hot in Hanoi, so our trip to Sapa should be a nice break from the heat.