Novotel Dalat

... back for our dessert and they had gone. So we decided this time we would wait to see what the big fuss is about. Some people were ordering up to 26 fritters at a time so we had to wait for our turn. They are defiantly worth the wait the banana had gone soft and the batter was light and crispy. I think it will he hard not to get more in the next few days. <br><br>There was little going on in town so we decided to get some strawberries and local Dalat wine and watch a good film in ...

... like sake and the guy making it gave us a taste of the wine in its pure 70% proof form. Let's just say that if i had any remaining germs from the cold, they are deaded, murdered, assassinated, kapoot. It burned all the way down to my toes;<br>- oyster mushroom farm... nothing more to say here, mushrooms don't grow very fast and the type that you can't smoke isn't a lot of fun to talk about. Next;<br>- silkwood farm. Now this was interesting. Each silkworm ...

... a roadside house, next to where they grew mushrooms - in bags, hung from the ceiling. Here we stopped for a while and enjoyed some 'Banana wine' - more like brandy, and no on knew what strength it was- before heading off. <br><br>- Elephant waterfalls - where we clambered to the back of the waterfall and got drenched in the spray, before heading to a 'handicraft village' where they tried to sell silk to you..<br><br>-The Happy Buddha -big Buddha image that was, ahem, a very ...

... unconscious. I have never seen such pigs. After a brief disturbed look at these animals MBum thrust some rice whiskey into our hands and preceded to show us his friend's distillery and talk us through the process. He then said that any of the rice goo that was left from the fermentation doubled up as pig feed and that the pigs were essentially off their faces on rice wine. "What about Pig Rights?" I ...

... finished with lunch, we made our way to the river "water slide" which was basically a section of the river where the rock formed a perfect water slide. First we went down feet first (we were instructed to place one hand over the nose, one hand on the back of the neck), then head first, and last, tandem. We went a few more times just for fun. It was actually one of my favorite parts of the day, despite the fact that stone was significantly harder than the normal plastic ...

... selling<br>all kinds of yummy local foods. The area below was set up with dried<br>grains bulk style. I wasn't excited about the few veggie options so I<br>didn't get anything but there were some yummy baked breads. The area<br>outside the market area was covered with women selling gorgeous flowers<br>and yummy looking fruits since DaLat is famous for its flowers.<br><br>The<br>very last market we saw was the raw meat section where you can get any<br>type ...

Next stop was Dalat in the mountains to the West of Nha Trang. It's not very far but the bus journey seemed to take an age, weaving up through the hills. Dalat is an old French Hill station town at about 1500m altitude. It has a really fresh cool climate and is a haven for outdoor enthusiasts.<br><br>We arrived pretty late but managed to find another awesome hotel called Dreams. The lady owner was really nice and friendly. The breakfast ...