Feb 8, 2010 - Dalat

Dalat: Maandag: We zitten in de bus. ... De weg naar Dalat is hobbelig en slingerig, en het zijn deels zandwegen. ... Na ruim 4 uur komen we veilig aan in Dalat, waar we snel een goed en goedkoop hotel hebben gevonden. ... (Stiekem ligt Dalat al op bijna 1500 meter hoogte dus klimmen we maar ruim 600 meter. ...

Dec 28, 2009 - Around Dalat

While our hotel experiences have been hit and miss over the course of the trip, the resort we stayed in at Dalat was simply outstanding. ... The city of Dalat was also one of the most beautiful we have seen in Vietnam. ... The food on offer in Dalat was also French-influenced and four members of our group enjoyed a wonderful meal at a "French" cafe in the heart of the city. ... The group spent the day touring Dalat on bikes and visited King Bao Dai's Summer Palace, Crazy House and the local markets where our friend Kevie got a hair cut! In the morning we visited Dalat Flower Park, which is essentially a massive botanical garden with thousands of different plant varieties and landscaped gardens to look at . ...

Dec 27, 2009 - Cycling to Dalat

The scenery along our 60km bike ride towards Dalat today was simply breathtaking. ... The distance between Buon Ma Thuot and Dalat is about 170km so the rest of the journey was on the van. ... We arrived in Dalat at about 8pm and were so exhausted we gave dinner a miss and collapsed into bed. ...

Oct 16, 2009 - A Day in the Garden of Vietnam.

The day of the motorbike trip! The breakfast is great at this hotel. Now we head back to Dalat the way we come and dry off in the breeze. ... It's about 40 minutes back and we arrive about 12.The day of the motorbike trip! The breakfast is great at this hotel. Now we head back to Dalat the way we come and dry off in the breeze. ... It's about 40 minutes back and we arrive about 12....

Oct 15, 2009 - On the Bus to Dalat!!

We're up at 6am again today to get the bus to Dalat. ... I'm expecting it to be only an hour or 2 further but after 3 more hours, when we see a sign for Dalat saying 109km, I can't quite believe it until after another 20 minutes another one says 95km. ... It's going to be another 2 hours then! Saigon to Dalat is 308km and it takes us 10 hours. ... We finally arrive in Dalat about 5pm. ...

Apr 19, 2009 - Than My

My emotional mood did not subside and I felt pretty shitty all day.My emotional mood did not subside and I felt pretty shitty all day....

Apr 18, 2009 - Dac Lak Lake and Dalat

The next morning I had boiled eggs on toast (well, with a baguette!) and a rocket fuel coffee and we headed into Dalat. ... We went for a walk around Dalat, checking out the markets. ... Did you know that all the clothing we send to Cambodia and Burma basically ends up at the second hand market in Dalat? I didn't either! People smuggle it all across the borders and make an absolute fortune from it. ...

Apr 8, 2009 - Dalat in a day

Been in Hoi An for 3 days, Nha Trang for 4 days, and Dalat for two. ... By the time we arrive in Dalat halfway through our first day we were very tired. ... The nest morning, with only one day to see the sights we were determined to make the most of our day in Dalat. ... The countryside surrounding Dalat is full of farmers. ... " The "Crazy House" is a famous piece of architecture in Dalat. ...

Mar 9, 2009 - Cool and Crazy in Dalat

Randy A smallish town up in the hills seven hours inland from Nha Trang, Dalat is described as a “French Alps” town in our travel book and one of the ten top places to visit in Vietnam. ... Kathy The Crazy House in Dalat is noteworthy in that it was founded and designed by the adopted daughter of Ho Chi Minh’s second-in-command. ... There is not much to write about Dalat except that it is pleasantly cool and is the only part of Vietnam that makes wine (fruity and dry, white and red - no varietals here). ... Dalat wine is the only local wine (and sometimes the only wine period) sold in the stores and restaurants. ... Dalat reminded us slightly of the wine country in Germany and we reminisced in the sky train about the time Ruth treated us to a similar ride on the Niederwald Gondola in Rüdesheim. ...

Feb 26, 2009 - Dalat

The bus leaves at 0900 and we're off to Dalat. ... Our 1st stop is a Lat Village - small village outside Dalat. ... Our last stop of the tour was "the Crazy House" - a house in Dalat built by a Vietnamese woman over the past 20 years. ...

Feb 14, 2009 - Ride to Dalat

Unfortunately, when we were only 10 km from Dalat, the heavens opened and we got royally peed on. ... Dalat is in the mountains, and is a special place for flowers and honeymooners. ... Bought some strawberry liquor (nasty) and some Dalat wine (they produce wine here too) for a cheap night in the hotel room. ...

Jan 29, 2009 - Dalat

Hey guys, We arrived in Dalat at 5. ... Dalat is in the mountains so we were freezing. ... What to say of Dalat? We were looking for some relaxing and quit atmosphere and we thought to find this in the mountains in what the guide books call a nice city. ...