In photos: Foreign tourists excited about snow in Sapa

Foreign tourists could hardly imagine the scene of snow-covered forest before they come to a tropical country like Vietnam.

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Snow covers a sign in a resort on the O Quy Ho Pass. After 30 years, thick snow falls again in Sapa.
sapa, lao cai, snow, foreign tourists
Snow in Sapa town center has melted but it still covers the mountains. In the photo: a tourist is walking on the O Quy Ho Pass.
sapa, lao cai, snow, foreign tourists
Two foreign tourists try to skiing on a slippery slope…
sapa, lao cai, snow, foreign tourists
… and then falling.
sapa, lao cai, snow, foreign tourists
Japanese tourists throw snowballs.
sapa, lao cai, snow, foreign tourists
The snow-covered steps to the Silver Waterfall.
sapa, lao cai, snow, foreign tourists
Snow is very familiar to Westerners but seeing snow-covered mountains and forest in a tropical country is still pleasant experience.
sapa, lao cai, snow, foreign tourists
Snow makes traffic difficult, a number of vehicles carrying tourists stuck on the pass.
sapa, lao cai, snow, foreign tourists
A tourist sits in the car waiting for road clearance.
sapa, lao cai, snow, foreign tourists
Many young people go to Sapa to witness the rare natural phenomenon…
sapa, lao cai, snow, foreign tourists
… and save those memorable moments in photos.
sapa, lao cai, snow, foreign tourists
Foreign tourists even want to see snow in Sapa town by rented motorbikes.

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Source: VietNam Net


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