A Hillside Village Just Below Dalat
'Dalat' means the 'Town of the Lat tribe'. Unfortunately, they were ousted by the French, but we visited the village where they now live.
The chicken appears prominently in local lore
The 'cooler' climate lends itself to growing European vegetables, while the intense tropical sun means two harvest are year are easily possible
Weaving silk - locally made silk products were on sale in many places we visited
We passed roadside fruit stalls on many occasions
Jon's smile belies the long steep hill that we had to climb to get back up to town
Coach driver Chin made sure we took the right turning
Regrouping at the top of the hill
The Thien Vuong Pagoda
Shrine at the start of the lane leading to the complex
Cycling Around Town
The ride around town provided a real challenge, as the Vietnamese approach to driving is rather less disciplined than we are used to
