Crazy House

Crazy House is a guest house with several rooms, but is open to the public during the day. It was designed by Đang Viet Nga and has few if any right angles. It can be thought of as a big banyan tree and has several buildings connected with organic, criss-crossing walkways and stairways.

One of the guest rooms.

Another guest room.

Dalat Train Station

This car was not part of the train, but people could take selfies on it.

There were several cars on another track which had cafes in them.

Lính Phuoc Pagoda

The Lin Phuoc Pagoda was completed in 1952, so is relatively new.

The pagoda is a block off the main street. This gate lets you know which street it is on.

There is a spiral staircase inside of this curved wall.

This bell was two stories tall, and you could swing a hammer to ring it from below.

This Buddha is about 15 feet tall.

Lumiere Dalat

A major feature of Dalat is Xuan Huong Lake, created by Ong Dao Bridge Dam. On the downstream side of the dam is Lumiere Da Lat.

The trees at the top are along the road atop Ong Dao Bridge Dam.

Globe amaranth.

Bottlebrush.

Scarlet sage.

Symphyotrichum.

Third Mansion of Bao Dai

This mansion was the summer palace for Bao Dai, the last emperor of the Nguyen dynasty. It was built in the 1930s.

Waiting room.

Conference room.

Private room for Queen Nam Phuong.

Family living room.

Deck off the King’s bedroom.

Great eggfly butterfly.

Van Thanh Flower Village

Dalat is a major provider of flowers for Vietnam. We went to a business that supplies a lot of flowers and also has a lot of show gardens.

Anthurium.

Anthurium.

Anthurium.

Anthurium.

Impatiens.

Trumpetvine.

Cherry tomatoes.

Squash.

Squash.

Eggplant.

Lettuce.

Cucumber.

Kohlrabi.

Impatiens.

Hibiscus.

Orchids.

Orchids.

Hydrangeas.

Tibouchina granulosa and blue carpenter bee.

Other

Xuan Huong Lake.

Tulip sculpture by Xuan Huong Lake.

Swan paddle boats on Xuan Huong Lake.

St. Nicholas Cathedral.

Street between train station and Lin Phuoc Pagoda.

Greenhouses.

Greenhouses.