Enjoy!

The Facts of Dalat

120,000 souls live in Dalat today. The town is located at 5000 feet (1500 meters) above sea level. The name derives from the acronym of the Latin phrase ‘Dat Aliis Laetitiam Aliis Temperiem’ (”Giving Pleasure to Some, Freshness to Others”).

Dalat is one of the place you visit when you come in Vietnam. From my experiences it’s a cold place, very different from the Vietnam you know (when you first arrive in Hanoi or Saigon it’s kinda hot and humid). So it’s a cold place.

There’s 3 types of weather there: The wind season, the hot season and the rainy season. It’s a kind of mix between french weather and vietnamese weather, that’s why most of the french colonials used to go there for holidays, in order to be refreshed!

Also during World War 2, Dalat used to be the capital of Indochina.

From the Myth!

Dalat seems to be a strange place. That’s my opinion, let me explain it. The weather there is hot and it looks like France, there is mountains, it is not so dry nor so hot. There is that Swiss and French charm that you don’t find in any other cities of Vietnam (except for Hoi An). And the people are friendliest. Especially the old ones seems to like the foreigners much! They smile before you do it and they talk a bit french lol.

I like that place but i think it is boring to live there, it’s like a typical french city country side with people that loves karaoke!