Hằng Nga

Though there are some very nice things about Đà Lạt, the main attraction (for
us) was Hằng 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-Gaudí, with
some Lewis Carroll thrown in for good measure. Hằng Nga is a popular hotel
name, and this wasn't the first Hằng Nga we stayed at. In mythology, Hằng
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
	Hùng 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, Duyên 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 Hồ Chí Minh and Trường Chinh on the right wall pictures in pictures in a picture.