Hotel Chau Au Europa Dalat

... a Vietnamese architecture who studied in Moscow and is the daughter of Truong Ghinh the second president of Vietnam. (minh's successor) She has designed a guest house that is a 'Alice and wonderland' cross 'Snow white' design. You might think it sounds rather tacky, wrong it was so cool, every kid would dream to live in these grounds, there are steps and bridges going everywhere. With wooden seating areas, the rooms all had fires in a shape of an animal, and crazy decorated. Even ...

... to return to the hotel and a hot shower. Hooked up for dinner with 2 Kiwi girls also staying at hotel, which rounded off the day perfectly. <br><br>A great day, and a great place. Lovely friendly people and a beautiful part of Vietnam. <br><br>(Oh, that title...I blame the heat and exhaustion, but I nearly jumped off the path into a bush when I saw what I thought was a wild boar up ahead, looking at me, about to attack...turned out to be a little horse...)

... fardiga produkter, ratt haftigt.<br><br>Just det, vi fick komma in till en bonde som brande "Happy water" alltsa sprit gjort av ris. Ratt god smak faktiskt. Restprodukterna av tillverkningen hamnade hos grisen, som forovrigt bodde granne med hembranningsapparaten.<br><br>Kvallen avslutades med en jattebuffe utanfor vart hotell. Grillat, kallskuret, varmratter samt ackliga efterratter. En helt ok dag.<br><br><br><br><br><br>

... t any cases so i said i'd hang on. maybe when i get further north..will keep you posted! might start busking to earn mark and me a living!!!! <br>on a whole there's not much to do here, probably because of the constant rain, we would have ventured out more if it was dry. walked around the town and enjoyed some nice food, vietnamese curries and the like! <br>bus to nha trang next..... i hear it's a bumpy journey... we haven't had any of those already!!!!!!

... independance from France and 'Uncle' Ho Chi Minh is Mr Vietnam here are a few quotes from the man more loved than anyone here and who rallied a nation to stand up to both the french and the might of the yanks. <li>"Nothing is more valuable than independence and freedom."</li> <li>"Those who wish to seize Vietnam, must kill us to the last man, woman, and child"</li> <li>"I follow only one party: the Vietnamese party."</li> <li>"You can kill ten of our men for ...

... We spent the next hour or so attempting to locate the hotel and ended up buying pastries to drown our miseries (later discovered that they were quite delicious, unlike the Spanish pastries I tried in Madrid which were misleadingly beautiful but quite bland). Ultimately, we did end up booking a canyoning trip for the next day and found our way back. Luckily we were both in pretty good spirits and weren't bitter about the mishap. At least the nasty pho only cost $1 and we ...

... Car- We<br>almost took the cable car ride but since we've been skiing for so long<br>and have ridden all kinds of gondola type cars we decided against doing<br>it. The majority of the ride seems to just go over a forest so all you<br>see are tree tops which you could see from where you get on the car...<br>something which we felt wasn't necessary. <br><br>Datala Falls- We<br>just stopped off at the falls on a whim and could not believe how many buses were in ...

... of the charming town. French chateaus line the narrow streets, many of which curve every which way and end surprisingly abrupt. Locals stroll around the lake, shop at the central market and hang out at the round-about that marks the town center. <br><br> We arrive at my guesthouse and my heart melts at the sight of a pale yellow building with wood French doors. My $15 room is simply a delight - the same price I ...

... than you could shake a stick at. <br><br>Apparently some Aussie backpackers once told the owner that if she offered vegemite/marmite for breakfast then she would be able to attract lots more business from Oz/NZ &amp; UK backpackers, and so she actively markets this ...

Jesus CHRIST. <br><br>I am hardly functioning after arriving in Dalat after that bus ride. Instead of the "18 hrs" we were quoted (which was enough), it was actually a shade over 21 (TWENTY ONE!) hours all told... <br><br>We had a few needless breaks in (rank) roadside cafes in order for the driver to no doubt collect a few kickbacks, and we also had an hour to grab some brekkie in Nha Trang before changing buses and ...