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Lovely fake fire in the room. It makes it cozy when it is cold.
Down to the parking lot. Watch the
video. |
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Overflow restaurant, used then the main one is full.
Lovely pool in the morning. |
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Martin is ready to swim, setting up
the clock. Martin swimming.
Checking time. Martin swims some
more. |
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Nice restaurant.
Watch the video.
Lovely horse early in the morning. |
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Nice, brown horses on the field below the pool.
Phuong and Martin after the swim.
Martin is finished after 111 minutes in the
water of 18 degree centigrade. Cold. |
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The fountains are put on at 0700 in
the morning. Martin at the rails above the lake. |
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Martin and
Bao Đai "keeper of greatness", 22 October 1913 – 30 July 1997), born
Nguyen Phúc Vĩnh Thuy, was the 13th and final Emperor of the
Nguyen dynasty, the last ruling family of Vietnam. From 1926 to 1945, he was
Emperor of Annam, which was then a protectorate in French Indochina,
covering the central two thirds of the present-day Vietnam. Bao Đai ascended
the throne in 1932. Phuong and Martin in the
royal garden. |
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In the royal living room.
The royal garden. |
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Bao,'s office whith the original stuff from his living days.
The Japanese ousted the Vichy
French administration
in March 1945 and then ruled through Bảo Đại, who he renamed his country
"Vietnam". He abdicated in August 1945 when Japan surrendered. From 1949 to
1955, Bảo Đại was the chief of state of the State
of Vietnam (South
Vietnam). Bảo Đại was criticized for being too closely associated with
France and spending much of his time outside Vietnam. Prime Minister Ngô
Đình Diệm eventually
ousted him in a referendum
vote in
1955.The royal garden. |
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Conference room.
The flags of the county the king was most closely associated with. |
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Phuong in the royal garden. Martin relaxing in
the royal waiting room. |
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The pine trees in the
garden reminds Martin of Norwegian ones. After all we are some 1200 meters
above the sea level. Martin with the Mickey
Mouse farewell character at the exit. |
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Martin with a lovely
lady that lost 70% of her business due to the Chinese Wuhan virus.
Her shop with nuts. |
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But she is still
smiling and so is Martin. Phuong on the church
steps of the Catholic Cathedral of Dalat. |
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Martin on the church
steps. The cathedral also called
Cock's church. |
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Martin met a very
interesting English tutor from SGN. We had a long chat.
The wall of the church. |
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The church ground.
Overview of the town of Dalat. |
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The German House in Dalat. With only one local beer from
Nha Trang.
The second floor was very nicely done in Swiss cottages style. |
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Martin's German
favorite, Eicsbein mit Sauerkrat and mashed potatoes, grilled. Very good. |
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