We're so cold!!!

It's been a few days since we last posted. Nha Trang was pretty great, though things are not well set up for the independent traveler. We had tons of trouble finding some of the sites that were recommended to visit. We;re just too cheap to pay for a city tour when we generally do alright on our own.

Yesterday we caught a bus to Da Lat, a mountain town in the interior. The trip was fairly short, comparatively speaking, but the road was not one of the best we've been on. For all my biker friends and family, I highly recommend coming to Vietnam, renting a bike, and enjoying the twisty-turny mountain roads here. They were nuts. At times it hardly seemed that the bus was going to finish the present turn before they had to make the next one. The lady and her son in the seats next to us didn't enjoy the roads so much, and ralphed their lunch into every available "container" for most of 2 hours. Hats, bags, cups, nothing was spared. Everything was saved, and placed neatly in the seat back pocket. That was the less pleasant part of the trip. Thank goodness for my iPod, we just turned the tunes up loud and concentrated on our books or sleeping.

Da Lat itself self is quite a pretty town. There are lots of hills and mountains surrounding the town, and we expect to try some mountain activities tomorrow. Not big fans of the temperature drop though. Its a good 10-15 degrees cooler here, and when your body has aclimated to the heat, to cooler temps leave a person downright cold! Thankfully this morning was a little warmer, and we're surviving.

The market here is great. Last night we walked around and tried not to step on vendors and their wares that filled every available piece of the sidewalk and street. They were shouting things in Vietnamese to attract customers and Kelly and I enjoyed ad libbing in English. I think the market was a bit illegal, as most of the vendors were constantly looking around, watching for the police that were patrolling nearby.

What's next? We're not sure. We're having a tough time deciding when to head back to HCMC in a couple days or heading back to the coast for another beach day, just to warm up.

Lots of love
A&K