Saturday, January 25, 2014

Paris

January 25 and 26, 2014.
Today we departed the Ho Chi Minh trail to explore the city do Dalat. We will spend Saturday and Sunday relaxing before heading south on the final leg of our journey to Saigon. Dalat is the most European of Vietnam cities and is a tourist destination. With its own version of the Eiffel Tower and it's French colonial villas it is a charming town with pretty scenery and a big draw for tourists. The sun and warmth continue and the ride through the central plains into the twisty mountain roads made today a very pleasant ride with light traffic. Tonight we went to a backpackers cafe, played pool and had a few pints.

We stop to let the cattle wander.
Locals working the rice fields
Local fishermen at Lak Lake
Elephants are treated poorly and we refused a ride to show our displeasure.
Have backhoe, will travel.
Our trusty steeds still holding together.
City of Light?
Getting ready for Tet, the Vietnamese New Years start on January 31.
Where's Jimmy ?

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