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Provincial and peaceful Da Lat
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Head for the hills in Vietnam’s Da Lat
Head for the hills in Vietnam’s Da Lat
The plateau upon which the city is built rises dramatically from less than 1,000 meters (3,300 feet) to 1,500 meters (5,000 feet), so the city appears surreal, with the only thing missing being a castle as in the fairy tales
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All dressed up with no place to go in Vietnam
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