We drove into Da Lat last night and did a fair amount of shopping. The vendors had a very interesting way of hocking their goods. They called out the prices explicityly, limiting haggling room. This is unique in Vietnam according to the other EAP kids. I didn't end up buying any of the clothing in the markets. I didn't really need any warm clothes and none of it really fit me anyway. Da Lat is known for its wine and so I picked up some of than and tried it - I couldn't tell that it was good, but I'm not a wine conneiseur. I also bought a couple of books and some fabrics for my mother. The prices weren't all that great for most things and I got ridiculously inflated prices to boot.

Da Lat, as a whole, is a nice town. It's hemmed in by tall hills and reminds you of (as Noah said) Milbrae or the hills of South San Francisco. It also kind of reminded me of Truckee and some other towns in the Sierras. I thought it was interesting that the Vietnamese people wore heavy winter coats in weather that was really very comfortable, especially in Berkeley.

Today we drove to Nha Trang after a tour of Da Lat. The bus ride was very bumpy but we got some great views. We just had dinner and are looking forward to a great couple of days in a beautiful place.