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
Da Nang 岘港
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Hanoi 河内
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
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
Hue 顺化
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
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.
Vietnam 越南
你说越南有多美，它就会像你说的那么美.
我已经去过越南四次了，我还会再去那里看她的美.
这些照片是我去越南旅行时拍摄的
把照片留在这里让你慢慢享受越南的美
Chi Cu Tunnel 古芝地道
I have heard about the Vietnam war. I have heard about the Cu Chi Tunnels. When I reached Ho Chi Minh City, I quickly booked a tour to visit this mystery place. The tour guide was a solider with the American army during the Vietnam war. Though the funny man joked and “smoked” about the war, hearing the history from a war veteran is really different from the someone who has not been to war.
Nha Trang
Mekong Delta 湄公河
I took the 2 days one night tour of the Mekong Delta.
Independence Palace (Reunification Palace)
