Hoang Anh Resort Dalat

There is not much in Dalat center apart from a few shops and market, everything is about 10km or more out of the city. Therefore the best way to see these hot spots is by renting a bike, you definitely need a geared bike as it is very hilly. The air was fresh and crisp, it was like a spring morning, cool but with the warmth of the sun still on your face, we were looking forward to spending the day riding round the mountains.<br><br>The first stop was 'the Hang NGA Crazy House' built ...

... guide and we talked about lots of things, so altogether an experience that enriched my visit to Dalat hugely. I don't think I'll forget him saying, as we sat at the top of the hill (mountain!), hot and very sweaty after a steep ascent "I think you must have been very beautiful when you were much younger"...made me laugh, especially as he was being sincere!<br><br>After a hard, hot day, and some hairy off-roading on the back of the motorbike, I was ...

... lokalbor och titta nar de tillverkar diverse ting av bambu kom dagens stora grej, Elephant waterfall som blev ett aventyr att kolla in. Krypa runt pa snorhala stenar nerfor berget for att fa bra bilder pa vattenfallet sett fran botten, det var haftigt. Fallet var enligt google 30 meter. Kan va, google har val aldrig fel?<br><br>En guidad tur till en silkesfabrik hann vi ocksa med dar vi fick se hela processen fran puppa ...

... and cymbals, with accompanying signs saying "please don't bang the drum" " please don't bang the cymbal" to warn off the the devilish streak in people like me! so unfortunately a photo had to do! <br>went lookin in a guitar shop as am thinking about buying a guitar to travel with me around the world, something cheap and not too great so if it gets lost or damaged i won't be too sad! there were a couple in a shop here for around 20 euro, but they ...

... tonight so big city lights again. The overnight buses are grand tho as they are sleeper buses where the seats fold down like in Business class on a plane. Less than four weeks now til we are home too so we are really getting excited about that. They can stick their seafood up thier ass over here when it comes to a saturday morning fry up at Pauline's (Hint Hint!!). Til next time. Peace and good times to all. Noel and Claire. Since today is Natioanl day when Vietnam ...

... t eat the chicken. Next came out a plate of greasy cabbage with two tomatoes. No one understood when we tried to tell them that it wasn't what we ordered, despite our use of the guide book to translate tofu and mushrooms (neither of which were present in the dish). We sent the dish back and Tom finished his Pho, and we headed to the market, where I picked up some corn on the cob to supplement my shoddy dinner. Next, we attempted to make our way back home- and failed ...

... the less beaten track throughout<br>Viet Nam. They used to take people around to indigenous villages,<br>waterfalls, etc. for pretty decent prices but their prices have now<br>skyrocketed over the years. There are also a ton of copy cats so it's<br>hard to know who is legit. <br><br>We seriously considered taking a<br>several day trip with the Easy Riders after making friends one night<br>in Nga Tran but eventually decided we just didn't have the time.<br><br ...

... gingerbread-like houses scattered amongst the the tall evergreens - they remind me of houses made out of cards, with steep triangular rooftops. It doesn't snow here, so the slanted roofs seem useless, but I'm told the French influence is very strong since they often vacationed in Dalat to escape Saigon heat. <br><br> As we make it up and over the mountain, we descend into a lovely valley. I'm taken back by the ...

We were up at 7:30am to get packed (we had to move rooms for some reason), have some breakfast, and be ready to meet our Easy Riders in the lobby at 8:30. <br><br>Breakfast was excellent, bread with MARMITE and PEANUT BUTTER (not together!), choice of eggs, and more ...