Me by the lake

The Vietnamese Central Highlands - by Motorcyle!

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October 2nd 2007
Yesterday, Nate and I had an amazing day touring around Da Lat on the backs of two motorcycles with two excellent guides, Wing and Duong. We went to the Dragon Pagoda first and saw a huge Buddha statue, then we went to the Crazy House, which is this house built to look like a tree with themed rooms inside (like kangaroo, tiger, gourd and pheasant) but, frankly, was a little overrated. After that w ... read more

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The conquest of Vietnam by France began in 1858 and was completed by 1884. It became part of French Indochina in 1887. Independence was declared after World War II, but the French continued to rule until 1954 when they were defeated by Communist forc... ... read more