Monday, October 6, 2008

Da Lat, Vietnam


I think everybody that goes to Dalat has this picture, true, maybe not with Megan in it. We took a 'gravity-coaster' (like a luge on tracks) down to this, and Megan had so much fun we walked up and repeated.

Adding to the romance: A wet swan. We peddled this beast around a lake in the Valley of Love. You could definitely feel the love as we took shelter under a branch when the rain set in at our furtherest point from the jetty.


Well, what can I say- these two trouble makers, Easy Rider motorcycle guides, taught us a few things about their specific brand of romance. Including tricks with toothpicks, relating married life to steamed rice, and showing us their dodgy cell phone videos - need I say more. Brilliant guides.



Learning how silk is made was a highlight. Basically every strand of silk is just a perfectly unwound cocoon. Amd when its unwound, you eat the caterpillar! Tastes like a nut.

Most of Magrittes work is cabbage, in my opinion.
Great effort up a big mountain, the highest in the central highlands of Nam. Its cold up here, especially when on the way down you get drenched by intense monsoon rain at 2000m altitude, wearing only singlet, shorts, raincoat, then bike back 15 ks to the hotel adding the wind chill factor. The rain is about 30 minutes away in this pic. Great day though, loved the climb, crazy 360 degree views.

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