Hang Nga

Though there are some very nice things about Da Lat, the main attraction (for us) was Hang Nga's Tree House, known to the locals as "The Crazy House". It's owned by the daughter of the ex-president of Vietnam, who studied architecture in Moscow. Being a celebrity, it was easier for her to get permission to build such a place than, say, you or me.

The place is Georgia O'Keefe-meets-Gaudi, with some Lewis Carroll thrown in for good measure. Hang Nga is a popular hotel name, and this wasn't the first Hang Nga we stayed at. In mythology, Hang Nga was a moon fairy, which points to yet another place where the designer might have studied.

That night, the whole place was empty. Apparently, all the sensible tourists spend the night elsewhere and come to see the place during the day. I found out why – when the construction work started at 7AM and people with cameras walked into my room.

	*Reception A warped welcome to all! On the wall are newspaper clippings about the place, and photos of the owner from her modeling days.
	The main building
	A branch building so to speak
	Hung the driver going with the flow
	Courtyard To the left are cages with birds
	A little something to catch the customers
	Alice???
	The front of the Ant Room where I stayed
	Inside the Ant Room
	The Ant
	Matching ant lamp
	Ant room ante-chamber
	The Honeymoon Room The world's smallest duplex, Duyen had a one-person honeymoon.
	Honeymoon room downstairs It's rather upscale to have a tree embedded in the wall.
	Honeymoon room staircase
	Honeymoon room upstairs bedroom It just exudes a feeling of closeness.
	*The office With mementos. Two of the pictures on the left wall were taken in this room, making the pictures of Ho Chi Minh and Truong Chinh on the right wall pictures in pictures in a picture.

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