My Travels: Vietnam Part 4

After all our fun in Ho Chi Minh Jojo, her brother-in-law and I took a night bus back to Da Lat.  We left Ho Chi Minh at 11:30 and arrived in Da Lat around 4 a.m.  When I got back to Jojo's house I was so tired I slept in really late.  Jojo finally had to come wake me up.  It was Sunday and I didn't realize I had come during a very important day for them.  It was the anniversary of the death of Jojo's grandfather.  This is a very important day for the family, they have a big meal and remember the dead.  I know this is a very important day for families and I was worried I would be an inconvenience on the family.

Lucky for me Jojo has one of the most amazing families ever.  When her grandmother saw me she was so excited I came to the lunch.  She said it was an honor to have me there.  Everyone was so nice to me, all of Jojo's aunts, uncles and cousins.  After lunch her cousins wanted to show me some sights close to the house.

First we went to a church and there was a museum full of animals from the area.  

Me with Jojo's cousins at the museum.

Now Jojo with her cousins.

They where so excited I wanted to take a picture with them.

Outside in the store they sell plants to make money for the church.

Later in the afternoon Jojo took me around on her scooter.  She took me to this beautiful church.  She said this is the Chicken Church because it has a chicken at the top of the church.

The chicken on top of the cross.

The view of the valley from the church.

The inside of the church.

Next we went to the De Lat Market.  It was really crowded but I was fascinated by the buildings all around it.

To end the day we went to the lake and paddled around on the duck boats. 

It was a beautiful day to be out on the lake.  We got so tired we had a hard time to paddle back to return the boat because of a slight wind.

All in all I loved Da Lat, it is such a beautiful place to visit.  If all of the people in Vietnam are as nice as Jojo and her family then it is one of the nicest countries around.  I am so glad that I got the chance to visit.