Recently, I updated my iPhone (only to an old 6s, but quite a leap forward from my iPhone 4). I’m having great fun reconnecting with the joy that is hipstamatic. This city is known for its natural beauty, but sadly, a lot of it has been consumed by greenhouse agriculture. Nearly all of the valleys in and around the city have been cleared of vegetation to make way for plastic greenhouses, which at night are lit by sodium-coloured lamps in order to force the year-round flowering of the yellow Chysanthemum morifolium - the ubiquitous floral tribute offered on the ancestor altars of Vietnamese houses. Anyone hoping for a glimpse of the stars at night will be disappointed too, as a result of the orange glow polluting the night sky.
There are plenty of beautiful spots remaining though, but one must travel out of town a ways to see them. I will be updating this post - and adding more posts- as I get to explore the city in more detail over the coming months. These Hipstamatic images are taken in and around Da Lat, and capture something of the mood of this lovely part of the world.
