Finished product

Dalat - up in the mountains

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March 4th 2008
We arrived on a bus from Nha Trang at around 3.30pm the first day. The bus spent nearly an hour climbing the mountain range to take us to the town of Dalat - renowned for it's French feel (it is said to be like the french Alps). We checked into our hotel (which was amazing - massage shower and modern room for only 15USD per nt!) and then ventured down to the market to have a nosey about. The marke ... 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