Living in Sapa and then in Hanoi was an absolutely contrasting experience. Both these places attract several tourists from around the world throughout the year. They are both very pictorial in a different way. What surprised me the most was that majority of tribal people in Sapa spoke English whereas there were hardly any local person in such a big city like Hanoi spoke English. In fact even the directions were all in Vietnamese. It was very difficult to find your way around which kind of helped me explore a lot more. Also I saw several street dogs in Sapa and what I noticed about Hanoi was the there were no street dogs. Instead when I was riding through the city, I ran into a market where they were selling dog meat. I knew that dog meat is consumed in Vietnam; I just did not know that I would run into a dog meat market. Another thing that was very divergent was the calmness of Sapa and the chaos of Hanoi. Sapa was as peaceful as any place could get. When we slept at night, the room was pitch dark and all we could hear was the sound of the water rattling through the stones. It was extremely soothing. On the other hand the city was very noisy even at night and there were loud announcements through the big speakers on the streets in the middle of the night or early in morning. It was chaotic but still wonderful.
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AuthorI am a freelance photographer. Travel and Documentary photography are my forte. I work as a Photojournalist with Asian Photography Magazine. Archives
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