Interesting mosaic creature at the Linh Phuoc Pagoda

Da Lat

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January 27th 2008
Da Lat - what a beautiful setting for a city! It is situated in the mountains and built around a central lake. The region is surrounded with waterfalls and picturesque countryside. We spent three awesome days here, which was also largely due to meeting a group of Vietnamese university students from Ho Chi Minh City who were on our bus between HCMC and Da Lat. These people invited us to sit with th ... read more

Asia » Vietnam » Central Highlands

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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