Ngoc Lan Hotel Dalat

... nun to tell us the history about the building. Unfortunately we couldn't find a nun so we just sat and admired the hanging orchids. The best thing about this convent is that they home, orphans, homeless children and help children with a disability.<br><br>Yesterday we saw a crowd of people standing around a street stand selling fresh banana fritters, we were told we would have to wait as there are a large amount of orders stacked up. Thinking they would be open later we went and ...

... trip around the countryside on the back of a motorbike driven by one of the guides. Our guides, one of which introduces himself as Peter with a rap.., are friendly enough and off we go - Peter as my guide and Tony as Aly's. We spend the whole day with these guys, starting at 8 and ending up at 5ish- during this time we visit..<br><br>- A Pagoda dedicated to women, with a large statue of a woman on top of a dragon (in a lake).<br><br>-Rice wine making 'factory' - in the basement ...

... at high altitude. Just before lunch we stopped at Elephant waterfall and climbed down some slippery, slimey rocks right to the powerful base of the falls. We had a brief power shower and then had some tasty Vietnamese nosh in a local village with MBum and GArse. <br><br>In the afternoon we visited the farm of MBum's friend. When we entered the barn there were three maHUsive pigs lying down on their sides ...

... down a second wall which was slightly higher and right next to a waterfall (baby steps...). Next we ate lunch by the waterfall. I was very pleased to watch the instructors unload the backpack to produce fresh pineapple, lychee, watermelon and bananas. Accompanying the array of fruit was fresh raisin bread and baguettes (unfortunately for me accompanied by the ubiquitous Vietnamese jam, which I have no affinity for). I was happy enough with a ton of fruit.<br><br>When we ...

... the street seemed to sell only<br>jackets for super cold weather. Since DaLat can get pretty chilly they<br>had some really nice professional woolen jackets that I tried on. Not<br>one single jacket fit me despite the women trying to sell it to me. She<br>was determined to fit my huge body into her petite little jackets where<br>the sleeves came up way too short and didn't button close. LOL<br><br>Just<br>one block over is the upstairs food market with tons of ...

... have seen although Mr Easy Rider was trying to convince me to do a week tour with him where he would take me to the Ho Chi Minh Trail which borders with Cambodia and then he would drive me down to a city from where I could bus it to Saigon. I quickly shut him up when I said "yes, that sounds brilliant but I have no money at all so it's not going to happen". He didn't try to persuade me after that!