Bus journey was spectacular albeit long. Reached the bus station and got a free mini bus into town. Found a dirt cheap hotel ran by a guy who sounded like a deaf person when he talked. The hotel was creepy and reminded me of The Shining mixed with Twin Peaks.
Wandered around the steep roads and alleys of the funny little town and had some quality grub at a little cafe. Beef with ginger was delicious. We ended up eating here every night as it was so nice and also as it sold mash potato for Claire.
Next day we visited the 'crazy house' which lived up to its name. Very odd building with crooked corridors, sky bridges, freaky hotel rooms and random objects here there and everywhere. The owner is some woman artist who likes nature and architecture. Claire unwittingly tried to get into her quarters as it looked interesting but the door was locked.
Afterwards we went to some waterfalls. This was just plain odd. There were 'zebras' (painted horses), cowboys, a huge seating terrace like a stadium overlooking a small channel of water (absolutely no idea what goes on there), big frog statues, and a filthy waterfall. It was baffling to say the least.
Headed off back to town and stopped off at the market for a bottle of red wine. Got back to the hotel only to realise we had no corkscrew. Asked the deaf sounding guy to open it but he had no corkscrew either. He took the bottle out the back and we then laughed as we watched him and his assistant on CCTV struggle to open it with nothing more than a hammer, a stick and a good aim.
Wandered about for a while, got bus tickets to Saigon and watched films at the hotel.
Dalat is a friendly and bizarre little place high up in the mountains. Its attractions are very odd and maybe it's better to use it as a base for trips to see the bigger waterfalls. All in all though we had a fun if not bemusing couple of days.
Next up, Saigon, tunnels and electric shocks.
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