We made our way into the central highlands to get a break from the humidity, which turns me into a sweat fountain. Dalat is a bit strange in Vietnamese terms. It was where the French used to run to when it got too hot for them. So there are Villa-style buildings all over the place. A communications tower built like the Eiffel Tower. Very weird. We got a room in the Europa hotel, which was clean and spacious.
Dalat is famous for being the base of 'Easy Riders' - originally a crew of men who offered motorbike tours of the area. There are loads and loads of 'Easy Riders' (aka clones) offering their services, always stopping and asking you 'Where are you going?' 'Can I talk to you later?' tout tout tout..... (Nothing that odd there, they are always saying 'have you heard of easy rider?') We asked a few questions and found out that their rates are pretty steep, but we could do a day trip.
Dalat itself is set along a small valley. There is also a rather weird piece of architecture known as
Now its off to Nha Trang for some beach action.
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