Da Lat, Vietnam

Whit and I and our Canadian friends from the Ninhvana resort (Andrea and Shuana), decided that our next stop would be the city of Da Lat in the Vietnamese hills. Spending only one night in Da Lat, we decided to rent scooters and explore the surrounding area. We visited a coffee plantation and toured a silk production factory. We found the process of cultivating silkworms, unstringing the silk from their chrysalis', using an ancient wooden loom to weave the silk into a pattern, and the dying of the fabric fascinating. We also visited a nearby waterfall but were disappointed by the hordes of garbage going over the falls and pooling at the bottom despite paying a 'conservation' entry fee.Read more