Sunday, March 8, 2009

Crazy House

Sarah Hluchan, this post is for you. We could definitely see you doing this sort of thing with your houseboat.

The crazy house is one of Dalat's main attractions - the home of a Vietnamese artist with a taste for plaster and Alice in Wonderland-inspired architecture. You can actually stay overnight at the Crazy House, but I guess you'd have to deal with tourists outside your room all day. This place is hard to describe...let's just say it was incredibly kooky and far from understated. Narrow bridges connect plaster-enclosed buildings with fake trees and stalactites built into the structures. Each room has a theme, and there is a central "garden" of overgrown trees and winding pathways. Pictures are better than words here:

Main entrance.

The garden.

A man who didn't seem to work here offered to take our picture in the kangaroo room for free. The kangaroo's eyes are actually red light bulbs...creepy. The photographer gave Ian this red mesh vest to wear for the photo. Why? We have no idea.

Ian, taking his place at the head of the dining room table.

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