Copyright 2005 -- Rachel Saunders

Sapa: Three Villages



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May 2, 2005:
The next day we walked 15Km to three separate villages. We encountered Red Zao people, Black Hmong people and zai people. Each group had their own distinct outfits ... and everyone wanted to sell us something. Mostly we walked up and down along the mountainside with amazing views of the rice paddies glistening in the sunlight. Special hillside flowers gleamed purple in the distance. Josh was particularly impressed by the mountain flowers. Oh and the soviet jeeps that we road around in. Supposedly the long trek was to be full of tourists, but we were the only ones I saw the whole time.
Right: Chan Chan leading the way through the villages beyond Sapa.
Journal Continued:
Akbar's tomb was quite peaceful and very pretty. It is made of white marble and red carved sandstone. It isn't on the super tourist route so I guess I was one of the few visitors in a while. But this is the sort of flexibility that I have with my own driver. I can stop whenever I like.

Above: A full view of Akbar's tomb. It was originally designed by Akbar himself, but the plans were altered considerably by his devout muslim son Jehangir.

 

 
Left: Contemplating life no doubt, two gentlemen sit outside of the tomb amongst the pleasant grounds. :
Left: Contemplating life no doubt, two gentlemen sit outside of the tomb amongst the pleasant grounds. :
Right: The gang-- Josh, Jon, Cristel and Chan Chan with some local village children.

Below: A young girl with the curative marks that are on her neck supposedly meant to make her sore throat better.
Right: A closeup of a baby monkey who resides full time on the verdant grounds of Akbar's tomb. Not a bad place to grow up...
ce to grow up...
Left: Contemplating life no doubt, two gentlemen sit outside of the tomb amongst the pleasant grounds.
Left: Contemplating life no doubt, two gentlemen sit outside of the tomb amongst the pleasant grounds. :
Right: A closeup of a baby monkey who resides full time on the verdant grounds of Akbar's tomb. Not a bad place to grow up...
Left: Contemplating life no doubt, two gentlemen sit outside of the tomb amongst the pleasant grounds. :
Left: Contemplating life no doubt, two gentlemen sit outside of the tomb amongst the pleasant grounds. :    
Left: Contemplating life no doubt, two gentlemen sit outside of the tomb amongst the pleasant grounds. :
Left: Contemplating life no doubt, two gentlemen sit outside of the tomb amongst the pleasant grounds. :
Left: Contemplating life no doubt, two gentlemen sit outside of the tomb amongst the pleasant grounds. :
Right: A closeup of a baby monkey who resides full time on the verdant grounds of Akbar's tomb. Not a bad place to grow up...
Right: A closeup of a baby monkey who resides full time on the verdant grounds of Akbar's tomb. Not a bad place to grow up...


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Left: Contemplating life no doubt, two gentlemen sit outside of the tomb amongst the pleasant grounds.
Above: Ladies showing their wares.

Right: a small schoolroom that looks as if it were designed by a set designer.
Left: Contemplating life no doubt, two gentlemen sit outside of the tomb amongst the pleasant grounds. :
Right: A closeup of a baby monkey who resides full time on the verdant grounds of Akbar's tomb. Not a bad place to grow up...
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Left: Contemplating life no doubt, two gentlemen sit outside of the tomb amongst the pleasant grounds.
Left: Contemplating life no doubt, two gentlemen sit outside of the tomb amongst the pleasant grounds. :
Left: Contemplating life no doubt, two gentlemen sit outside of the tomb amongst the pleasant grounds. :
Right: A closeup of a baby monkey who resides full time on the verdant grounds of Akbar's tomb. Not a bad place to grow up...

Left: Contemplating life no doubt, two gentlemen sit outside of the tomb amongst the pleasant grounds. :
Left: Contemplating life no doubt, two gentlemen sit outside of the tomb amongst the pleasant grounds. :
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Left: Contemplating life no doubt, two gentlemen sit outside of the tomb amongst the pleasant grounds.
Left: Contemplating life no doubt, two gentlemen sit outside of the tomb amongst the pleasant grounds. :
Left: Contemplating life no doubt, two gentlemen sit outside of the tomb amongst the pleasant grounds. :
Right: A beautiful purple wildflower in the hills near Sapa. If you look closely, they can surprise you.

Above: Some gentlemen's clothes in a black hmong village.
Left: Contemplating life no doubt, two gentlemen sit outside of the tomb amongst the pleasant grounds. :
Left: Contemplating life no doubt, two gentlemen sit outside of the tomb amongst the pleasant grounds. :
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Left: Contemplating life no doubt, two gentlemen sit outside of the tomb amongst the pleasant grounds.
Left: Contemplating life no doubt, two gentlemen sit outside of the tomb amongst the pleasant grounds. :
Left: Contemplating life no doubt, two gentlemen sit outside of the tomb amongst the pleasant grounds. :
Right: A closeup of a baby monkey who resides full time on the verdant grounds of Akbar's tomb. Not a bad place to grow up...

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