Just the afternoon,  really. Rolled off the long distance bus at 1130 and discovered a free shuttle. Yay!

After checking in I took a walk and got some lunch. Just ok.

The weather in Da Lat is a lot like Bend. Hot, sunny, dry. Love it! It’s hilly but not too much so. 

Not a ton to do in town so I just took it easy looking around. The lakefront area is really nice. A lot of effort has been made to beautify the area. Many honeymooners come here apparently and I can see why. The cathedral was shut tight. Probably getting ready for tonight?

I found a Big C and got some snacks and found a nice place to sit and read a while.

After a bit I realized that I’d forgotten some errands.  That took until 5.

As soon as the traffic picked up I went out to see what Christmas Eve in Vietnam on a Saturday night might be like.

The answer is….busy.

Vietnam Christmas traditions include bundling up against the cold lol, walking to see Christmas lights, taking lots of pictures of your kids dressed as Santa, and eating a lot. Sound familiar?

The night market was on fire. So busy, so many people, so much to see. Is it bc it’s Christmas eve, or its Saturday,  or the weather is so perfect? Dunno. People having picnics, so many cars and scooters, just insanity. It was too busy, tbh. I called it a day.

Merry Christmas everyone!!!!

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