Dalat in the eyes of a lover

Lam Vien Square - Da Lat

I am not from Da Lat but everything about this land keeps affecting my life and makes me linger endlessly. Every scene, road, row of trees... leaves me with strangely good impressions. To me, the mountain town is full of love...

I don't borrow or owe anything to the mountain town of Da Lat, but after 15 years of living in this land, I still feel as passionate as I did in the beginning. It's strange to think that in a land where you have already gone to all the places you need to go, you will feel bored. But with Da Lat, it's completely the opposite. The same famous place, the same road, but every time you pass by, you have a different feeling. People say that Da Lat is beautiful because of the pine trees and flowers. In my opinion, this comment is correct but not enough. Because in this dreamy city, there are so many things to say, so many things for travelers to be attached to. As the poet Che Lan Vien said, when you "fall in love", when you "fall in love", you will feel love wherever you go! 15 years ago, I came to Da Lat with a simple feeling of only liking this land with two distinct rainy and sunny seasons, but gradually that feeling seemed to grow without limit. Each season passing through the mountain town has its own unique characteristics, with a strange attraction for me and those who have been "enchanted" by Da Lat.

Today I received a call from a friend from far away asking: When is the best time to go to Da Lat? It would not be good not to answer, but if I did, I would be hesitant and uncertain. Because no matter how well-versed in words, no one can fully express their feelings, emotions and nostalgia for this land that has just left me tired. People say: Don't expect uniform beauty. For those who have "run aground" with nostalgia for Da Lat, this is completely true. Because the beauty and feelings of each person for Da Lat are different, there cannot be a complete common denominator. There are four seasons in a year, but in Da Lat, one day has four seasons, so how can we fully define the words love and affection? Some people say that Da Lat in winter is the most beautiful season of the year, others say that spring is the true essence of Da Lat. Personally, I cannot specifically determine which season is the most beautiful because Da Lat has its own beauty in each season, so how can we clearly distinguish it? Dalat in winter, each gentle breeze blows, under each cold wind is enough to make travelers closer to each other to find a little warmth from the warm intertwined hands. Under the typical cold of the mountain town, travelers can leisurely stroll the night market, wander through the streets along Xuan Huong Lake to enjoy some specialties, eat grilled sweet potatoes, fragrant grilled corn while gently sniffing, isn't that interesting? And if you like flowers, in the winter days, there are also a few cherry blossom trees ready to sprout, tear buds, giving you plenty of "virtual life" photos in the true sense. And if you like spring, summer, the mountain town also knows how to please travelers. Where you can see flowers when you step out of the alley, Dalat has white ban, purple phoenix flowers ready to flirt, seductive enough to make visitors bewildered. Dalat in the eyes of lovers is like that, each season passing is a season of memories, each season passing is a time of love. Some people love Da Lat from the yellow color of wild sunflowers, some love the ripe color of persimmons and they come to Da Lat in September and October. The sunflowers growing in patches, clusters among the rose gardens are enough to make visitors flutter and linger. If you like the "nomad" life, Da Lat is a destination that will not discourage you. It is the waterfalls, the mountains, the valleys or simply the slopes or the old pine forests that will make you slide into nostalgia. The beautiful, fresh nature, the gentle, elegant and hospitable people, Da Lat is like a magnet that inspires you to go, feel, read or write...

Everyone comes to the mountain town of Da Lat for different reasons, and I have devoted to this land a love that has never cooled down with the full flavor of sweetness and bitterness. Another winter has come, it seems that the pace of life here is gentler and slower than usual. That is also a way for me, for you, for travelers, those who are "heavily indebted" to Da Lat to have the opportunity to re-define more deeply their love for the mountain town. For me, this place has things that just meeting them makes me feel nostalgic, just seeing them makes my heart ache with memories.

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