Life below the bridge.
Our first stop in Dalat was the crazy, crowded central market - everything from soup to nuts - great photos! I really enjoyed seeing the creative ways people were toting their goods back & forth.
Right after the market, we took the cable car down from the mountain - a little worrisome for me, but OK if I didn't focus on the view down below.
The cable car exit was conveniently located at the foot of the steps to the Pagoda. What a phenomenally beautiful, peaceful and spiritual place. Absolutely gorgeous woodwork and picturesque gardens!
The day concluded with our home visit to Mrs. Tram's family of 5. She is a high school math teacher and her husband is an architect. Their 3 girls are 14, 10 and 3. We were led on a home tour, which was quite enlightening. Most homes are 3 stories tall and very tightly squeezed into small amounts of land. Her husband designed their home and it is beautiful. She even had a classroom in one of the rooms that was large enough for 24 children! (She teaches at the secondary school 1/2 day in the morning, and then teaches privately in her home in the afternoon). After dinner, 2 of the girls played a song on the keyboard and the youngest one sang 2 songs - they were so cute. Before I left, Mrs. Tram and I exchanged emails so we could discuss educational issues and keep in touch via Facebook.
Mrs. Tram shares her husband's
architectural designs.
We act as students in Mrs. Tram's
home classroom.
The family shoes & one motor scooter
in the entryway below the stairs to the 2nd floor.
The Tram Family.
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