Destination: Dalat (Part 2)
A procession of people coming to pay their respects to King Hung Vuong
Saturday morning I woke up just before dawn. The bed in my hotel room was right next to the window, so why I’ll was still laying there I leaned over and pulled the curtains aside to take a peek outside. Thank God, I wasn’t disappointed in what I saw. Clear blue skies, with strands of thin, wispy clouds, illuminated bright pink in the early morning light. My friend was already getting dressed to go outside and shoot some stuff down at Xuan Huong Lake. Read more »
Destination: Dalat (Part 1)
The view from above Dalat - when the weather is nice
So, another weekend, another trip. Saturday was the anniversary of the death of King Hung Vuong in Vietnam, and it’s a public holiday here. Several years ago I took a short trip to Dalat on the same occasion, but at the time I had no clue it was a special day at all, and basically through dumb luck I stumbled upon a large festival commemorating the event at a set of 3 pagodas located on a hill above Prenn waterfall, about 10 kilometers outside of the town. Read more »