restday Sapa: market day: " kijke kijke, nie kope"

November 19, 2016

"Kijke kijke, nie kope" the woman selling souvenirs says to Patrick. This is Dutch slang for "looking looking, not buying". This reminds of us a girl in Laos in 2007, when we said just looking. She also said "Kijke kijke, nie kope". When we said "sorry", she responded with "Sorry doesn't cut it". The Dutch have a reputation all over the world for just looking.

This was a rest day with the main activity of wandering the market in the early morning. The pictures tell the story.

Sapa Lake with Fansipan Mountain behind. The summit is marred by a cable car station.

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