Vietnam ::Da Lat::.

The bus ride to Da Lat from Nha Trang was very scenic with thick jungle and waterfalls along most of the route. There was also flooding from the storm and landslides on the mountains.

Arriving in Da Lat, Sauce and Mustard were given a free ride in a minivan from Ben xe Dalat into town (5km). It didn't take them long to found a beautiful US$6 room at KS Xuan Hong. Accommodation in the pocket, they bartered for a cheap scooter rental. The hotel lady (who spoke english) dropped the price from 80,000ð to 40,000ð (what a steal!).

With half a day gone, Sauce and Mustard took off asap to discover the wonderful city of Dalat and the surrounding country side. They went around the city lake that was murky from the storm the day before, a waterfall that isn't worth mentioning, the imperial palace and the reservoir.

Then they took a scenic trip out of town to Trai Mat village and saw the most impressive temple on this journey.

Dinner at the market was delicious. Sauce and Mustard sweep the area for tasty street food.

The following day, with their bums back on the motorbike and Banh My (baguette sandwiches) in their bags, they headed out for the Chu Yang Sinh National Park. They stopped along the way at a water treatment center to walk through their beautiful Bonsai gardens. The rest of the route to the National park was a very long bumpy dirt road under construction and was closed, so Sauce and Mustard headed out to Elephant falls in Nam Ban instead.

Elephant falls looks better in the picture but was still fun, clambering on the rocks below and getting soaked by the spray of the falls. Finishing the day off with a 30km ride back to Da Lat along the highway gave Sauce and Mustard very sore bums and very hungry tummies. They filled them back up at the markets with a verity of street food.

Sauce and Mustard got their next bus ticket from Ben Xe Da Lat for 180,000ð and were all set ready to head to Saigon (Ho Chi Mhin City) the next day.