Friday 6 December
I felt pretty tired by the
previous four days of walking and had a lazy morning writing up this record and
having a walk around Sapa. Quite quickly I came to the entrance to Hsam Rong
which is an extensive park in Sapa. It involves a lot of climbing along a path
among what looks like volcanic rocks, affording tremendous views of Sapa and
the surrounding countryside – constrained somewhat by fog whilst I was there.
The park includes a theatre where a folk tale (boys meet girls) was enacted;
there was also a recital of a recorder-like instrument; finally there was
dancing that involved hopping between bamboo canes that were being moved in
tune to the music. At the end, I rather idiotically failed to buy the CD that was on offer. It
might have made a nice memento.

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