Weather report: 39˚C, sunny. Night 22˚C.
With dogs barking, at least one cock shouting and the morning traffic woke me before the alarm clock. That’s why I was able to capture this incredible morning mood. Up to now we’ve never had a blue hour, neither in the mornings nor in the evenings. It’s always kind of foggy.
At about eight o’clock we left our hotel and were kind of glad to let it behind us. It’s not just because it wasn’t clean (we know, we are spoiled in Switzerland), but the room was always full of smoke from the street and the quarter behind the hotel. We skipped the coffee and hit the road in direction of Buon Ma Thuot.
At about ten o’clock we stopped for a coffee in Dak Mil. Ste found a very nice Ca Phe called San Vuon. This coffee bar wasn’t directly next to the road like the rest of the Ca Phe’s are. They even had chairs in normal size - not child sized, as usual in Vietnam. We decided after the excellent coffee to ask whether it’s possible to eat something. And again we witnessed incredible hospitality. Via google translate the charming lady from the bar asked us, if shrimp noodles will be okay. Of course she got our okay for such a nice suggestion! Half a minute later she left the bar to return with a bag filled with noodles, vegetables and other food. In less than ten minutes she cooked a delicious shrimp and beef soup, refilled our glasses again and again with green tea and brought us different fruits to taste afterwards. Jackfruit and custard apple were both absolutely delicious.
What separates Vietnam from other southern and eastern countries I’ve been before is that the people aren’t going to try to overcharge tourists. The price is always fair, even by street food vendors.
Freshly strengthened we headed to the Dray Nur Waterfall. Because of the missing water it was certainly nothing special. Wondering how my picture of the waterfall had become, Tiên Mai, a young monk, came over to talk to us. She spoke some pretty good English and invited us to join her and her family, sitting a few meters away from us. They were all very kind, offered us water and different fruits (watermelon, longan, pomelo and the very bitter Vietnamese cashew).
Covered in sweat we arrived at our accommodation in Buon Ma Thuot after about one hour.
