Dalat 1

All da rain in Da lat

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October 1st 2006
Arriving in Da Lat late on the 29th of September, the first thing we noticed about this alpine town, is it's actually kind of cold!! Having no warm gear to speak of any more after shedding weight from our packs in Chiang Mai and Vientinne we booked right into the hotel that the bus dropped us at. Hot showers, a balcony, cable tv, free breakfast daily, right in the centre of town.. $8? Sure soun ... 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