Day 244 - Travelling our way into a new year, again.

This morning we had a relaxing stroll around Dalat. Enjoying the sun and the views over Xuan Huong Lake we found ourselves a spot to read a few hours away before heading in the direction of the old Cremaillere train station. This station was closed because of attacks during the war, and the destroyed tracks have never been fully replaced so we didn't go for a train ride, only to check out the building and old trains hanging around.

After lunch at the vegetarian restaurant again, we hopped on our bus to take us back to the beach paradise of Nha Trang. Along the way we were blown away by the phenomenal scenery especially the old quaint villages set in the stunning mountainside that was a combination of farms, lush green forests and sections that were being felled: the result being like a green checkers board.

It was nice to arrive back in Nha Trang where we pretty much knew where to go - we hit some luck when we went to book our onward tickets for the next day as they could tell us where a clean cheap room was! This may not sound like much, but as it is New Year's Eve/TET Eve, everything has tripled in price, and all the others closed down for the week.
We set out for dinner at an Indian restaurant before taking a walk along the beach and watching a lunar new years show - but the exhaustion of the last week of travelling set in and we ended up piking out before midnight and enjoying hearing the fireworks from our hotel room!

Adlibing in the New Year