Coffee or Tea?

Today was another bus day. We moved from Saigon to Da Lat, and we were surprised. Da Lat was cold for Vietnam. To go out in the evening I needed sweatpants and two layers of t-shirt. We were in the highlands, which explains the temperature. It also means there were no coconut trees. The wild trees were conifers.

The crops here are mostly coffee and tea. But here are also green houses growing flowers and other crops. About 60% of the population is employed in agriculture.

Da Lat is the cleanest Vietnamese city I've seen. I've heard that eight years ago, the lake in the middle of town was dead from pollution. In the time since, and real effort has been made to make the town attractive for holiday goers.

There was a night street market. People were still readying themselves for new year. These markets are fun with one exception. Pedestrians and motorcycles were mixed together on the street. The sidewalks were covered in the products being sold. It's common to be walking and have a motorbike rush up behind you, horn blasting. Get rid of the bikes and all will be well.