Up in the mountains

According to Kim it's freezing in Dalat, high of 30 and a low of 15, can't wait till she gets back to Canada.  We are enjoying having the girls with us as it's fun to finally share Vietnam with our friends up close and personal.  Da Lat is a weird collision of Vietnam fused with the French Alps... there's a distinct European feel to it.  The countryside is beautiful and the town a collection of hills, tight corners and cute side streets.  Well known for its flowers, veggies and sweets it was a gardener's paradise.  I have never seen so many greenhouses in my life!  The rolling hills around the town are covered in them!

In one day we explored the countryside and saw pagodas, roses, veggie fields, waterfalls,  silk factory, cricket farms (yup you guessed it, we ate them) and a rice wine distillery.  We capped the day off with an evening at an amazing hidden gem of a bbq joint for locals only, no English lol.  It was hoppin!  We did quite well, ordered and everything arrived quickly with our coals and a terracotta tile to cook on.  Delicious.  Only problem we kept getting in trouble with the bbq patrol mama for not using enough oil to keep our tile clean enough.  Bad foreigners.   Super fun, complete with a big cheers from our next door table.

Next day we spent the morning walking around the lake and strolling through a mini Butchart.  A few slight differences... cost $1 to get in, they offered pony rides and carriages to get around, odd Disney themes at times and the gardeners were free to be seen, water at will and listen to pop music.  Beautiful.

Heading to the beach next.. Nha Trang here we come.  We are four now, look out world.