₫335,998₫335,998
Vietnamese Dong (VND)
20,000 | 130,000 | 50,000 | 0 | 20,000 | 116,000
| peace sign pancakes | ₫40,000₫40,000 | |
| water 1.5 litre | ₫10,000₫10,000 | |
| vietnamese coffee | ₫30,000₫30,000 | |
| noodles and beef | ₫40,000₫40,000 | |
| cantaloupe juice | ₫20,000₫20,000 | |
| 2 Saigon beers | ₫20,000₫20,000 | |
| hostel family dinner | ₫50,000₫50,000 | |
| water 1.5 litre | ₫10,000₫10,000 | |
| hostel dorm | ₫115,998₫115,998 | |
| total | ₫335,998₫335,998 |
I love the smell of pancakes in the morning…
Every morning, I seem to sleep past breakfast. Thankfully, the hostel I am staying at has a cafe that is open all day. So I climb up to the rooftop, find a seat in the sun, and eat some peace sign pancakes.
I know this is not a typical Vietnamese breakfast, but it’s quick and it’s good. Plus, they substitute syrup here for chocolate sauce!
Pancakes.
40,000 VND40,000 VND
After breakfast I decide to explore Da Lat. It’s my first day here, so I want to get my bearings. It is also the first day in the last 4 that I am not jet lagged, so I feel pretty good. There are not as many vendors on the street as there were in Saigon. Da Lat is much quieter.
I stop at An Cafe, a pretty spot that feels more like a garden than a restaurant. I sit down at the table, which has a swing for a seat. Kind of cool. I decide to have a Vietnamese coffee with condensed milk.
Vietnamese coffee.
30,000 VND30,000 VND
After my coffee I walk around Xuan Huong Lake. There are horses all around the lake, hanging out in the sun, sniffing the flowers. What a life. They also have lots of kayaks, but I’m too tired to paddle a boat.
In the middle of the lake I find a garden. Da Lat is called the “city of eternal Spring” because of its beautiful gardens. I snap some photos and stop at a nearby restaurant for noodles and beef. I have been eating nothing but noodles for the past week.
Noodles and beef.
40,000 VND40,000 VND
After the lake I head back to my hostel for some zen time. Everyone is hanging out on the rooftop drinking cantaloupe juice, so I order one.
The juice is made of cantaloupe, ice, and milk.
20,000 VND20,000 VND
Mr. Peace Backpacker’s Hostel is nice and social. Soon my cantaloupe juice turns into a couple of Saigon Beers.
Beer is cheaper than water here…
10,000 VND10,000 VND each.
We eat family dinner at 7:30, which about 25 people show up for.
Family dinner.
50,000 VND50,000 VND
Afterwards I hop into bed, watch Eat Pray Love on my phone, and call it a night.
Hostel, 6 bed female dorm.
115,998 VND115,998 VND
Total spent: ₫335,998₫335,998
Travel style...
| water = | bottled water | |
| food = | cafés, restaurants, hostel dinner | |
| treats = | coffee, beer, cantaloupe juice | |
| transport = | walking | |
| activities = | free sightseeing, socialising at the hostel | |
| accom. = | hostel, 6 bed female dorm |
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Lucia Hassen