Iced Coffee Break

From the Beaches of Nha Trang to the Hightlands of Dalat

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February 25th 2009
DALAT: translation: Want to come back. We boarded our minibus for the long climb to Dalat. We climbed mountainous roads (elevation 1500 meters) through pine forests and more greenhouses than we had ever seen. After checking into our 1 ½ star hotel (great value for the money) we walked past the central market and along the shore of a long lake in the center of town. We had the lake to our rig ... 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