Blogs from Central Highlands, Vietnam, Asia - page 13

Contemplating over the last twenty minutes how to describe the Crazy House experience and I'm still trying to decipher this experience. Ripping through my mind I withdrew several slides of art history books displaying Gaudi creations all over Spain. His twisting shapes, bending iron, and colorful ideas filled my head. Looking over the architectural drawings on display near the main entrance there twisting roof lines, swirling window pains and bright beautiful colors reminded me of Dr. Seuss. But again... how do I describe all this bending turning twisted architectural excellence, I don't. I just upload all my photographs and let you take the Crazy House tour for FREE. Hope you enjoy? Oh Yea... If you are ever in Da Lat, you can head out to the Crazy House yourself but your first and only question should ... read more

Wandering away we discussed the crazy house's relative beauty although I continued to state its image was 100% different then the LP guidebook photo. The only thing was the book was in the hotel room. It would have to wait until later. Turning left we walked a few buildings down watching the road disappear off into the distance away from town. Turning around we went back to the starting point turned left and went down a narrow alley. Thirty yards down hill we moved left and right through the concrete maze until we reached a Tran Phu street. Walking the main thoroughfare for a few minutes we realized an abundance of traffic increasing along with the amount of noise. Dodging vehicles we crossed the street reaching the front steps of an in progress renovation of a ... read more

We drove 230 kms today farther North to Pleiku. It POURED rain 75% of the trip and didn't stop. We were soaked. The windchill didn't help in the matter. Lunch was halfway at a restaurant on the side of the road. I saw one guy that just ordered and said I'd have the same as him. It turned out being really good. Pickles, rice, chicken, tofu, pork, salad; a little bit of everything. Again, I was treated as a famous person. The daughter had out her cell phone trying to sneak a photo of us eating. I finally told her to come over and get a real picture with me. She was thrilled and afterward went and showed her mom. We arrived in Pleiku soaked to the bone, teeth chattering just wanting to find a place ... read more

I have some time now to blog. I’ll take some time and write a little about Jungle Beach. We LOVED the place. As soon as we walked in Syl (the owner) welcomed us. We were instantly greeted with some lemon water and were sat down to eat some lunch. After lunch Syl showed us some bungalows that we could choose from. We chose one close to the bathroom and between the beach and dining area, A6. We settled in and went for a swim in the ocean. The beach is pretty nice. Clear water, white sand etc. Our only complaints were there was nothing to see while snorkeling, and the wind made it really hard to lay on the beach. The dogs really make the place. They are always happy to see you and love a ... read more

Our second day in Vietnam was starkly better than the first, and oh so welcome! We woke up to a sunny day in Hoi An, rented bicycles and went about our day enjoying the city, which is recognized as a World Heritage Site by UNESCO. It used to be an international trading port so it has a really unique style with a mix of Vietnamese, Chinese, Japanese and European architecture. After touring the Old Town, bargaining for a few t-shirts, getting tailor made sandals (there are over 200 tailors in this small city), we enjoyed delicious coconuts then headed to the beach for the afternoon. There was a bakery that sold to-die-for pastries that touched just the right spot… pure bliss! Two bites in and I had already forgotten about the crab stinking journey that had ... read more