Mirrored ceilings in the Crazy House

Our Highland Fling

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December 8th 2010
Our first stop was Dalat, right up in the highlands, and the first very noticeable change was the temperature - for the first time in a while we were chilly! I can't think of a better way to describe Dalat than 'charming', although that sounds slightly patronising. It's a little town in the middle of the highlands and so set out that you can look out over it at night and just s ... 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