Tianjin 天津

Posted on February 1, 2025 by The Traveller

It is only 30 minutes train ride from Beijing to Tainjin but I decided to take the coach instead. Normally the travelling time for the coach is about 2 hours but on that day, due to an accident on the highway, I took more than 5 hours to reach Tainjin.

I reached Tainjin in the late afternoon and could only stayed there for a few hours before going back to Beijing. I wondered around the shopping area, riverside and train station. Yes! I bought a jacket.

I was so hungry and walked into a shop. The owner said there was nothing much left during that time. He suggested to cook me a bowl of eggs soup with some buns. I accepted.

After eating, I walked around the vicinity but there was nothing of interest to me. I continued to walk to the city area.

There were more shops, restaurants, hotels and people in the city. There was even McDonald’s and other branded shops.

I saw the Paris Wedding Photo Studio having a fashion show in front of the shop. I stopped for a while to watch the show.

Slowly I walked till the sun went down and the lights came up. I realized that it was time for me to return to Beijing.

Da Nang 岘港

Posted on January 31, 2025 by The Traveller

Of my 4 trips to Vietnam, I visited Da Nang twice. I will divide the places I have visited into the city area, the beach and the attractions.

The City

The beach

The attractions

The Sunword Bana Hills

Hanoi 河内

Posted on January 2, 2025 by The Traveller

Have you been to the street of Hanoi
With shops and restaurants all around
It’s so busy and it’s crazy
You could eat and shop the whole day round

At the old quarter of Hanoi
With the historical buildings around
Tourists sitting in the cafe having egg coffee
Seeing the world goes round

Come to the street of Hanoi
Carry your camera and belongings around
You could change your mind
After touring the city one round

Have a cup of coffee at the train street cafe and watch the trains pass by.

The Temple of Literature, Ho Chi Mihh’s Mausoleum and other attractions

Food is almost everywhere in the old quarter.

Ho Long Bay 何龙湾

Posted on December 28, 2024 by The Traveller

When I was in Hanoi, I took a 3 days and 2 nights tour package to Ho Long Bay. This is a interesting trip only if you do not mind having long waiting time for almost everything.

Guess more co-ordination is needed to be done.

After hours of waiting, we finally onboarded the ship. We had the first night stay in a hotel in Cat Ba island.

The next morning, we continued with the sailing on the ship.

Lunch was served on the ship. Boat people also approached us trying to sell their items

The ship continued to sail slowly and we had a good view of the bay

Halong Bay kayaking

We visited the caves

The view of Ho Long Bay

Hangzhou 杭州

Posted on December 25, 2024 by The Traveller

上有天堂，下有杭州
西湖有如中国山水画般的美丽
可惜老天不做美下起了毛毛雨
让我无法拍出好看的照片
我必须再次来这个地方取景

拍照可要看老天的面色

尽管在下雨, 我还是继续的逛绕着西湖漫步
看到了西湖十景的断桥残雪
这可是白蛇传里的白素贞与许仙偶遇的地方

许仙将油纸伞相赠于白素贞得以遮雨归家

我继续往下走
看到水浒传里的打虎英雄武松之墓
还有中国古代四大名妓苏小小之墓

听说连乾隆皇帝都去过苏小小的墓

杭州还有很多可供游客参观的地方, 但我没有全部参观完

当我在杭州的时候, 我住在是萧山区
在这里, 我可以看到农民在农场里工作

其实这里离市区并不远

我从火车上下来
我去城里呆一会儿
和我的联系人见了面
去了一家茶馆

还吃了一些食物

Krabi 甲米

Posted on November 28, 2024 by The Traveller

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.