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A delightful town in the highlands where, they say, the temperature is a very comfortable 25° all year round - it was the first time we felt cool. We felt it had some of the feeling of an English south coast resort. It's also where we met our Easy Riders.

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View across the town under a stormy sky
View across the town under a stormy sky
Part of the market area
Part of the market area
Approaching a very strange house while searching for the Stop & Go Café
Approaching a very strange house while searching for...
The same house from the front - possibly a product of Mrs Dang Viet Nga, designer of the 'Crazy House'.
The same house from the front - possibly a product of...
And again from the other side. We didn't see the Crazy House, but it sounds as if it was something like this.
And again from the other side. We didn't see the...
The Stop & Go Café, run by the poet and former journalist Duy Viet, whose works are all over the walls
The Stop & Go Café, run by the poet and...
A corner of the café
A corner of the café
Dalat's very own mini-Eiffel Tower by night...
Dalat's very own mini-Eiffel Tower by night...
...and by day
...and by day
The mini-Eiffel again from near the lake
The mini-Eiffel again from near the lake
We finally got round to sending some postcards
We finally got round to sending some postcards
A better view of a genuine Vietnamese postbox
A better view of a genuine Vietnamese postbox
The Catholic church at dusk
The Catholic church at dusk
The approach to the church
The approach to the church
A two-tone (grafted) poinsettia at the side of the church
A two-tone (grafted) poinsettia at the side of the church
The egg seller
The egg seller
A café where we stopped for a cuppa
A café where we stopped for a cuppa
The café's charming owner
The café's charming owner
A couple of customers
A couple of customers
Modern developments in Dalat - mostly hotels, of course
Modern developments in Dalat - mostly hotels, of course
Looking down over the market (the big orangey roof is the main market building)
Looking down over the market (the big orangey roof is...
Snooping on a wedding we happened to pass
Snooping on a wedding we happened to pass
Getting a closer look
Getting a closer look
A view across Xuan Huong Lake
A view across Xuan Huong Lake
[ Xuan Huong Lake ]
Our train on the Crémaillère Railway
Our train on the Crémaill...
[ Crémaillère Railway ]
The big dragon gate at Linh Phuoc Pagoda
The big dragon gate at Linh Phuoc...
[ Linh Phuoc Pagoda ]
The main entrance to Lam Dong Museum at the top of the hill
The main entrance to Lam Dong...
[ Lam Dong Museum ]
One of the impressive villas we passed on our walk back from the museum
One of the impressive villas we passed on our walk...
Another villa, also nicely restored
Another villa, also nicely restored
This one's ripe for restoration, and even has a touch of the Charles Rennie Mackintosh.
This one's ripe for restoration, and even has a touch...
The lights of Dalat (not 100% successful!)
The lights of Dalat (not 100% successful!)

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