Dalat

We arrive in the beautiful town of Dalat, high up in the misty mountains. It's decidedly chilly which makes a welcome change. We stop being scaredy cats & arrange for Mr Bin & his colleague to give us a day long tour of the town on the back of their motorbikes. Mr Bin is a retired English teacher & a fountain of knowledge on the local history.

First stop is visiting a family who make the rice paper that is used to form spring rolls. We watch how they are made & then the family insist that we sit with them, eat some ricecakes & down a glass of rice wine in one. It's not bad stuff. One of the elderly men of the family takes a bit of a liking to me & tries to persuade Paul to leave me behind. Paul considers it but decides to put up with me for a bit longer.