Da Lat legoland skyline

Hill station Da Lat

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May 14th 2007
Hell's Angel The French got so hot and bothered in Saigon that they needed a place to chill out, so they created the hill station of Da Lat, about a 6 hour drive north east of the city. At 1500m it is considerably cooler than the coast, so much so that we had to break out the fleece cloth ... 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