Our ride today: From Điện Biên Phủ to Sơn La. It was a nice, warm day with lots of clouds but no rain. Lots of green on both sides of the road. Too bad, most of it was agriculture. Nhà Nghỉ Đại Thắng in Sơn La Today’s drive: We drove 159 kilometers in 4 hours,…
Điện Biên Phủ is famous for the important battle that was fought here between the Việt Minh and the French colonial troops. The victory of the Việt Minh ended major French involvement in Indochina and led to the partition of Vietnam into North and South. Vietnam Military History Museum The museum is housed in this…
Today we started to drive South again. Starting on the DT 128 over the mountains with lots of mountains to see. Quite easy once you on the QL 12 which is a bigger road. It was hazy but dry with blue sky over us. A nice day riding towards Điện Biên Phủ. Điện Biên Phủ…