Hue 顺化

Posted on October 7, 2024 by The Traveller

Huế is a city in the central of Vietnam. It was the seat of the Nguyen Dynasty emperors and Vietnam’s national capital from 1802 to 1945.

A major attraction of Hue is the Imperial City (皇城). This is a walled enclosure within the citadel (京城) of the city of Huế, the former imperial capital of Vietnam during the Nguyễn dynasty.

The Imperial City was designated as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1993. This historical site is still undergoing restoration when I was there.

When you walk out of the visiting site, you will be encountered by locals trying to sell anything they have on hand.

The Thien Mu Pagoda (Heaven Fairy Lady Pagoda) is one of the most fascinating ancient pagoda in the Hue city. It is situated on Ha Khe hill, north bank of the Perfume River, in Huong Long village. I walked for about 5 kilometers (about an hour) from the city to reach there. After been there for about 30 minutes, I walked back to the hotel; I could have taken the boat ride back instead.

The Hue Royal Antiquities Museum is a World Heritage but I found there is no nothing much to see.

The market is on the right hand side of the the bridge when I walked from the main road. Besides vegetables and meat, the market also sells food, drinks, household items, clothing, shoes, etc. I bought a pair of Adidas shoe and some roasted Vietnamese cashew nuts through a hard bargaining process.

The city area where I stayed.

I stayed in the Amona Hotel. The check-out time is at noon but I was allowed to stay till the late afternoon for the bus come and pick me up to Da Nang, I gave the hotel a 5 Star rating in Agoda.

Mui Ne 美奈

Posted on October 4, 2024 by The Traveller

Mui Ne is about four hours by bus from Ho Chi Minh City. Most of the hotels and resorts are situated along the road and the long distance bus will drop the passengers in front of their respective hotels while travelling from one end to the other of the road. This place is worth a stay for 2 to 3 days to relax and enjoy yourself.

I did not get into the muddy stream as I did not want to wet my socks and shoe. I should wear slipper or sandal instead.

Behind the hotels is the long stretch of white and sandy beach. Some resorts have their own personal beach reserved for the hotel guests.

This is a very impressive fishing village.

There are not many attractions in Mui Ne but the two sand dunes are worth the visit. In the white sand dunes, you could imagine that you are in the desert but you will not have any fear of getting lost or dying of thirst. There is no camel but you could take the jeep or motorbike to get into the sand dunes. But I would recommend that you take a slow walk to have the feeling of walking in the desert. Despite the striking color, the red sand dunes are much more less impressive than the white sand dunes.

Xiamen 厦门

Posted on August 5, 2024 by The Traveller

我从深圳坐火车到厦门.
途中，火车经过老房子和一些稻田
多么美丽的场景

厦门之旅难忘记
总共去了有两次
吃住行玩全不缺
还想再去大攻略

厦门故事讲不完
蜡像馆里见真人
上胡里山看炮台
还有那条步行街

鼓浪屿是好地方
自然鬼斧神工造
令人惊叹的景致
还有珍珠白沙滩

Guangzhou 广州

Posted on July 18, 2024 by The Traveller

我去过两次广州.两次都是从深圳坐火车到那里.

白云长在天
步上白云山
走进白云景
到达白云顶
遥望白云市
满足藏心底

美丽的爱情可以从风铃开始
但可要找到能够解风铃之谜的人

吃在广州. 这里的食物精致美味, 食之堪称人间一大享受.
吃不仅是一种生存的本能与需要, 更升华为一种技巧、一种艺术。
我在广州的时候, 吃的很多.
哦！我体重增加了.

Guilin 桂林

Posted on June 17, 2024 by The Traveller

听说桂林山水甲天下. 到达了桂林之后才領略到桂林的絕美風景. 山水可是天下一绝。

I stayed in the Sapphire Hotel. It is just along the walking street.

The night market

Simply local food I eat during the trip. Cheap and good.

I walked around freely and visited a few interesting places.

The traditional examination

An Aerial view of the city

While I was walking towards the main road to take the bus to my next destination on my last day in Guilin, I heard a loud sound of explosion behind me. I saw smoke went up higher than the five storey building. I walked back to see what has happened and found that it was a celebration of the opening of a new shop. Too many fire crackers were used.

Danyang 丹陽

Posted on August 3, 2023 by The Traveller

From Seoul, I took the bus from the Dong Seoul Bus Terminal to Danyang for 19,800 won (S$24.73) and arrived at the Danyang Danuri Center. The bus trip is about 2 hours. Got a taxi for 4,000 won (S$5) to the Sono Moon Resort and stayed there for 3 days and 2 nights. You can also use the Korean T-card and take the local bus from the Danuri Center to the resort, it is about 4 bus stops. You can even walk from the Danyang Danuri Center and passed by the traditional market to reach the resort as it is just one straight road down, about 30 minutes of slow walk.

There is a water park inside the Sono Moon Resort but it was closed when I was there. There are also supermarket, bakery shop, restaurant and children play area at the basement of the resort. Worth staying for a few days.

The Mancheonha Skywalk is about 3 km from the Sono Moon Resort. Could take a slow morning walk.

The 30-metre high Manchenha Skywalk is free but you have to pay 3,000 won (S$3.75) for the bus to bring you up there. As the weather is not good, the other activities like the Alpine coaster and zipline were closed.

Took the local bus from the Danyang Danuri Center to Jacheon Station to take the train to Busan. The train ticket is 47,400 won (S$59.20) and the journey is about 2.5 hours.

The bento fast food was too good that I went to the same place 3 times.

Incheon 仁川 인천

Posted on August 3, 2023 by The Traveller

Using the Korean T-card and took the subway from Seoul to the Chinatown in Incheon. This is about an hour ride.

The Fairytale Village is just next to the Chinatown.

Malacca 马六甲

Posted on January 23, 2023 by The Traveller

I took the bus from the Larkin bus terminal in Johor to Malacca. This is about 3 hours ride and costs about S$7. In Malacca, I stayed in this 4 Star Hatten Hotel with a Hatten shopping centre next to it. The main tourist attarctions are within 10 minutes walk from the hotel. Here are some pictures I have taken during my 4 days and 3 nights stay in Malacca.

The Hotel