• Tay Backpacker Hostel, Da Lat, Day 2

    16 Oktober 2017, Vietnam ⋅ 🌙 25 °C

    The early night yesterday means we are feeling fresh today. We get up and enjoy the free breakfast (banana pancakes) and head out to the crazy house. It is a weird, Disney-esque set of buildings that you climb around and over. The views from the top are great, and the place itself is fun to walk round.
    After that we head to a lake suggested to us. It's about a two mile walk, but it doesn't seem too nice as the views are great and the weather is cool.
    We try to get into a pagoda but have forgotten our long clothes to cover our knees so don't go in. It is very annoying when you see tourists in small clothes in these places. It is complete disrespect in my opinion, and I would feel awful at being in there dressed like that. (Rant over)
    So we go to the lake, which is lovely. After a bit of time walking around we eat some food and plan to get a cab back. Unfortunately there are none so a long walk home it is. It takes about an hour, but by the time we get home we are ready for a rest.
    As night draws in we have another lovely family dinner, followed by more drinking games, followed by a trip to a couple of bars. One of the bars is the maze bar, another weird building similar to the crazy house. As you walk in you try and gomet to the top by climbing through different holes and up different staircases. The walls are adorned with weird paintings and sculptures. It's a strange place, especially after a few beers. It's a good night though, and lasts into Tuesday morning. It will not feel as fun the morning after.
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