Our place of accommodation in Dalat had been comfortable and had been within easy walking distance from town. Several times we had passed a restaurant just down the road, displaying a large sign "Thit Cho" above the door. I had recognised the words and pointed it out to Gert and said: “You see that Gert? Thit means meat and Cho means dog”. In other words, a restaurant specialising in dog meat. Gert didn't believe it at first until I pointed to the p...