Da Lat Market

Da Lat

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May 5th 2006
Its COLD!! At 1500m this was the first time in a while that either of us had felt cold. Jeans and tops were dug out from the bottom or our bags and Amy even resorted to a blanket! To be fair though it was a welcome change from continually sweating all day. Da Lat was a strange town. Cheesy is probably the best word for it. Its a popular spot with foreign and vietnamese tourists and it seems th ... 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