Dalat

At our hostel in Ho Chi Minh City we had booked an open bus ticket meaning that we can use it whenever we want to get to the next city. We skipped Mui Ne which is supposed to be a nice beach town but we had already decided to go another beach town named Nha Trang.
The night bus arrived at 5:30 in the morning in Da lat but we had already noticed the hostel so we thought we could get in earlier. Unfortunately the gate was locked when we got there and ringing the bell didn't cause any reaction. So we stayed for two hours outside until our host, Mr. Happy, finally opened. He greeted us warmly and offered some hot tea. Just what we needed in the rainy, cold mountain climate of Dalat. As our room wasn't ready yet, we headed into the city to do some sightseeing. The town was bigger than expected and there was quite a lot to see:
- Crazy House: Supposed to be a architectural piece of art but looked rather uninteresting
- Chicken church: European style church in the center of town called like this because of the cock on top
- Flower Gardens: A main destination for visitors but for us rather uninteresting
- Central Lake with pedal boats

What looks like a rather long list to do took us actually just about 4 hours. By the time we got back to the hostel the room was ready and we caught up on a bit of sleep that we on the night bus. Later in the afternoon we joined a cooking class making springrolls, Dalat style rice pizza and fried mashed potatoes with an egg core. The course was pretty cheap so we didn't cook that much but instead ate more 😁
For the night I joined the free walking tour from the hostel but it wasn't too interesting and after a beer we headed back already...En savoir plus