Viet Nam-Viet Nam Vietnam-USA 08 Mar 1999 Raiders

Gonglue travel time: 08/20-Mar-08 to 29 March

Our current schedule is from Nanning into North of Hanoi, all the way to the South, finally from Saigon to fly back to Guangzhou. Such considerations are:

. Everybody knows that Viet Nam Viet Nam Vietnam and the United States, is a good thing, of course, left behind!

. We look at the online-ticket, Guangzhou Hanoi, Saigon's back and forth or are about to win 1160, but you can enter from Hanoi, or Kung Kung out into, Hanoi. Fly from Hanoi, Saigon to around us $ 68.

Travel arrangements are as follows:

. 3/20 flying to Nanning

. 3/21 Nanning-> Hanoi, Hanoi open bus the overnight train to hue

. 3/22 of hue

. 3/23 of hue-> Hoi an, Hoi an open bus the overnight train to Nha

. 3/24 NHA

. 3/25 NHA

. 3/26 NHA-> beautiful Nai

. 3/27 beautiful Nai-> Kung

. 3/28 Kung

. 3/29 Kung-> Guangzhou

A large number of prior checks gonglue, done a lot of homework, here is the feeling on the itinerary is very useful Web site for your reference:

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Sihn Cafe: www.sinhcafevn.com above sihn cafe in the address of each city, each city their tour schedule and from the South to the North by car there is a problem with the table, you can write a message to them, will receive the answer, as I asked them to a piece from North to South by car (strange, there is no online), they very seriously in the reply I, on the itinerary is very useful.

. Vietnam Airlines airlines: http://www.vietnamairlines.com and Pacific Airlines http://www.pacificairlines.com.vn

Itinerary and the like, may choose to Viet Nam's internal routes instead of overnight train or skip some of the city

. Map: http://www.indochinatour.com/vietnam/map/map.html proposal before a good map

. If you go to the beautiful Nai, playing a free guide http://www.muinebeach.net/

. Train time table: http://www.seat61.com/vietnam.htm fare

http://www.dsvn.vn/BANGGIAVEA/ShowTTFareTablePage/ShowShowTTFareTablePageTablePage.aspx

This is the Viet Nam national train times and fares table, start to take the train instead of overnight train, later discovered that didn't need, but still write here for interested Alice reference

. Guangxi transports de travel supermarket: http://www.yunde.cn/news_show.asp?id=106 want from Nanning to Viet Nam can reference this throughout the Web site information

Viet Nam tourism attractions, if time is not particularly abundant may need to spend more time to choose according to your own preferences and even some of the attractions in the city. For example, we originally wanted to go to Dalat, then read a lot of gonglue mix, feeling beautiful Nai also worth, but there is no way to increase the time that you had forsaken Dalat only went to the United States and Nigeria.

Visa:

Embassies, visas, quite simply, a photograph, application form, is valid for six months or more of the Passport Office flowers, Beijing and Guangzhou Office need 350RMB 390RMB.

3/20: Nanning, Guangzhou Fei

We booked in advance call from Nanning to Hanoi's international fair, with the aircraft sat aviation bus to the city (near the railway station), from the Guangxi transports de travel supermarket (friendship road, the highway passenger Center in Nanning) is very near, walked over and took out the tickets, make a car to the hotel. Just 7 days Inn activities, 77 Yuan experience accommodation for one night, we experience a little, really good. Very clean room. Is prior to their online room. Now the domestic many home properties, prices are between 100-250, in which the home in Nanning also has a branch. We live in a 7-day national Avenue Branch. Sat 6 road car night direct to Nanning famous Zhongshan Road snacks Street Rimau. Still lingers on the snail Lion powder, gg said it is because I am on the day of the hungry.

3/21: Nanning houyiguan to Hanoi, Hanoi open bus the overnight train to hue

Sat 7: 30 in a friendly way to Hanoi by train, from a distance of houyiguan local stops, it was up for shield, see gonglue said in exchange rate good houyiguan, in a 1: 2100 changed 300RMB shield, hindsight is not worthwhile. Sat free battery car to the gate, and it's 1: 2200 swap (ohh, 5 minutes less off 30000 shield), the famous receive money window. There is a users write 20RMB is the standard price, so when that woman say in English in 2000 (2000 = 1RMB), I hesitated, thought, impossible, she also get our passports, looked down, immediately with Chinese 5 Yuan. I immediately pulled out

$ 10 for two people to her in order to avoid a hesitation immediately raise, had closed the Viet Nam over the car, on a chat to know almost every dial's price is not the same, but on the whole than I had expected 20RMB one much cheaper.

Car in the afternoon 14: 30 or so into a Golden Lotus hotel, pay attention, not the famous Red River hotel, Halo Ah, so now open from Nanning international respectively to two destinations, to Golden Lotus hotel, to the Red River hotels, if you have prior to better get off the point, that you want to buy a ticket when you ask. Follow many people said that gonglue sit overnight train very hard, so we're off on a taxi to the railway station to get to the hue Berthon, did not expect not only that, even on the second day are sold out, we had to ride a motorcycle to Sihn Cafe's office bought 17: 30 on the overnight train to hue.

To the railway station a toss about plus didn't buy into the evening 23: 30 to hue Berthon, we in Hanoi have no time to stroll around, only hurry in Kiem stroll, go to Trang Gate took a glance back Sihn Cafe near supper, in Sihn Cafe Street crossroad found many foreigners sit within four blocks of plastic chair very hairlines, look closely at the original each have stood 3000d a beer brand, quickly find a Chair, to a Cup.

On the overnight train, a new found overnight train, new and comfortable, then know Sihn Cafe from March 15 to begin for a new air conditioning overnight train. Haha, we caught up with, and knew not what to toss a train ticket, depriving Hanoi hurry too, has become the heart of little regret.

3/22: hue

6: 30 or so got to the town of Hue City, when passing by the old imperial city, large lawn there are morning people let me suddenly fell in love with this town.

Sihn Cafe has not opened the door, we first went to GH, bargain after $ 8 lives in the HUONG Vy 2 Hotel: 25-27 General Hung Vuong ST. conditions it, there is a small balcony facing the street, bedding and clean we are satisfied. This hotel is very near from Sihn Cafe, the best is it's opposite is LP on Xuan Cafeteria, really nice Trang, delicious amount is enough big, big bottle of water is 7000d. Unfortunately, we in Hue City only stay a day, not necessarily in the eat more of some good. Breakfast is to ask the City Cafe Sihn imperial tombs of the tour price, intends to take a boat tour of the Royal Mausoleum, the emperors tomb 5 spots in total, of which there are two tombs from the Terminal to where distance is distant, probably 2-3 km distance, ride a motorcycle in the past, the price is Sihn Cafe without motorcycle costs. We want this kind of tourism should be very mature, probably in which almost all of it, so he went to a Cafe opposite Sihn home reported the name they fee with motorcycles.

Boat's skipper statistics found long, we'd like to reserve the midday meal, we wonder, not written including lunch? 'S skipper brought out a pamphlet, with various languages written with the same explanation: "free of appetite is very small, food, so I need all the other booking, of course, be not be willingly". Oh, there is a set, this is also called "bag lunch" Ah. don't know Sihn Cafe imperial tombs of the Organization of the city tour will not be better.

4: 30 p.m., the boat went back to our departure terminals, away from the old imperial city close to an hour, get hit off to motorcycles, the old imperial city really is very bad, there is no large weeds and repair of the building. But dark gray black wall and large green grass with a shock feeling. From the old imperial city, we strolled out of the lawn, the Council and then walk across the bridge to the new city walk over the bridge at the intersection has a booth, we take dessert lovers special sensitivity quickly figure out this is a dessert stands, as expected, Viet Nam's dessert booth varieties as Cambodia's number, but who looks better.

(Of course, no where to go, the glasses are next to the plastic tub wash washing and reuse). 4000d Cup. can several want mixed together. We generally see the locals how to, and then a copy. This time it was the sun goes down, eating dessert, watching the sun slowly from the old imperial city falls really enjoy it. This dessert stands in the old imperial city of the Southeast, across the old imperial city near the bridge of the crossroads of northeast corner that is.

3/23: hue-> Hoi an, Hoi an open bus the overnight train to Nha

Sat morning car go to Hoi an, by the way, here also mention, we set the hue of the car in the morning to go to Hoi an, the person Sihn Cafe clearly tells us that if this ban, they will get us to another company. The company had a strange, using a sleeper, to operate within a four hour's walk, the sleeper with new sleeper Sihn Cafe is FABI, mess and throw a pillow and sheets feel others just under the car, also with sweat smell. However, gg is really enjoy that lay the scenery or premium. On the road in a beach parking rest linefor Danang city, some people get off and on again leaving Hoi an, on the way and didn't see the legendary must look at one of the 50 Office landscape. 12: 30 or so cars driving into a will, the will ansong ansong GH is a way to see the best looking, most of the petty bourgeoisie taste, so we look at the car a bit sorry for trip

Have lived here for a night of arrangements. Parking in front of the hotel, we found Sihn Cafe office booked night 7: 30 to go to the NHA's overnight train and begin shopping in Hoi an. Hoi an like domestic Zhouzhuang or with the one club feel at home, Hoi an town almost every household to sell to both companies, will be on famous lanterns and various custom-made clothes for tourists of the tailor shop, we are not interested in shopping, so quickly go out of town just doing nothing, but in the LP on several restaurant tasting Antonius features known to eat and a drink after a Cup to drink to pass the time.

The Cargo Club, 107-109 Nguyen Thai Hoc, Hoi An, Vietnam, the family gas Jet, but we think the price is not so good.

Vinh Hung 1 Restauant (147B Tran Phu St, in Zhaoqing Hall opposite) flowers surrounded by ancient housing environment good, here point the hoi an famous Cao Lau, White Rose, eh, is not afraid to flattered Hoi an's characteristics. Price is higher than The Cargo Club cheaper.

In short, we think the hoi an to us four hours are adequate or even more. Evening sitting on Sihn Cafe new overnight train to NHA.

3/24: NHA

Morning cars NHA Sihn Cafe office, we first thing is to be recommended as the value of ALOHA Restaurant & Inn Tran Quang Khai, 26A, Nha Trang, really nice, newly opened near sake, white bed sheets, room and bathroom were very much have a balcony. Asking price $ 10, $ 8, we also host refused, we took out prior to print on their gonglue business card, and then told him "you are surfing the Internet now GH, you see, the last time we friends live is $ 8, if the good we will recommend it to more people". The host will not insist that gave us two nights per night the price of $ 8 (visible prior to do homework is important). The following is a restaurant, but do not know is the decoration of the lack of taste or for any reason, we lived there for two days of a dining guests did not see that we are a bit embarrassed afterwards in and out. This is the restaurant on both sides, and the decoration very petty bourgeoisie, probably for this reason, this can easily be ignored, we have see a foreigner came from the left side of the House look menu and go to the right that look menu only on their menu blind, we're really worried about him, lived not many people, this condition should be considered very good. First floor second floor restaurant, do do a lot for a drink at the little movie, with three floors are rooms, there is an elevator, the decoration is very simple and clean IKEA style, but is less crows, strange.

From the way the Sihn Cafe has a restaurant is very good, HOTEL in NICE, the corner store is clean and tidy, seemingly on LP, because his home menu Home is a copy of the LP, we have carefully checked, we almost daily in the breakfast there.

ICE COFFEE WITH MILK is also good, but kind of bitter side. The shop's attitude is very good, mm we ask to go to the mud-bath, she took out the map tell us then took out a white give us detailed figure painting.

The next to a house next to a fire in the shop, very small is very old but very hard to find. One night and do not need guidelines can judge feels it, because it is so fire up that the Chair had assumed outside. 4000d of draught beer, every night a lot of foreigners there drinking chat, the shopkeeper is a beards old, feel long is "Japan" flavor, he always sat and chatted with guests, if not he accidentally got up and take care of business, would not know that he is the owner in person.

After breakfast we pack a rickshaw to Po Naga pagoda (Po Nagar Cham Tower) and Temple (Long Son Pogoda). The great Naga pagoda (Po Nagar Cham Tower) only to find that we want to go to the mud-bath in the afternoon (Thap Ba Hot Spring Center) in a way, then down to three kilometres away. Unfortunately we didn't bring swimsuit, had to go back in the Pack for lunch. Go straight to the first meal in the Cafe Sihn Italy opened near the ice cream shop, online recommended, and unlike Internet "every day an endless stream of customer are", nothing, the price is not cheap, to a ball, that is your favorite kind of taste, I like milk is heavy ice cream, this fruit flavours to some, joining point ice slag feeling. One way to try many times Viet Nam's ice cream, finally decided to give up, or go back and eat the joint venture and ○wall's bar. Ice cream shop address:

Rom’s Icecream

1C Biet Thu St, Nha Trang

677 527 058

Eating ice cream, directly across the street, go on recommended gonglue: Café des Amis (2D Biet Thu St, Nha Trang (058) 521009). A look at is the LP 's, foreigners are many, many foreigners in the hands of his or her LP, but also good!

Although can't remember what to eat, to a local ice black tea, delicate taste.

Midday break, afternoon a car to go to the mud-bath (owner doesn't allow to 40000d/car), a key recommendation, 80000d/person including mud baths, Spa, swimming, if you want to separate the barrel of VIP are expensive, swapping out swimming suit first ran it over, and then have the waiter to take you to the barrel, although not a VIP 's, but the waiter or are not many people are very considerate when put together in a bucket, with no distinction between La-VIP Sit in the bucket, the waiter will open the faucet, mud poured down to flow in, start not accustomed to that kind of taste, will be used and that the mud taste quite pleasing, foreigners badly, the direct use of big spoon mud to head-down. A 20 minute or so, the waiter will sign you off to another area of the Sun on dozens of minutes (bad memory, forget the specific figures, anyway, there are written guides), slurry dried on the turn was washed clean. At this time you will find the skin really become slip slippery. Mud bath then went on to the end of the spas and swimming. Where the environment is very good, facilities depend on mountain, service is in place, wherever you have waiter guidelines. Anyway, this is premium LAH 80000d. Back door of the car 40000d how refused la, we had to ride motorcycle back 40000d.

The evening began looking for n gonglue in yangguangmeijing. But what is also missing, do not know our direction is wrong or the environment not to let it out. The whole street just three, our people are to consider the principles chosen from recent Sihn Cafe, this is a woman and her daughter and son to do business, the son is very smart and very able to say that the price is a bargain, we chose some of the Seashell and a lobster. NHA seafood prices are not cheap, even higher than domestic expensive in some places, but his barbecue sauce was very special, a little sweet, Seafood Grill brush on top after a very delicious.

3/25: NHA Island Tour

Day trip to the islands do not have to be described, the Internet too much, a value, and no one to collect the legendary island of charges, on the afternoon around 4: 30 back to the pier, in the boat to see the sea there is a car across the sea, endless longing for the Moon, to the opposite island of VINPEARL, had not seen friends wrote, so I do not know what it is, back up the next, the original is an amusement park, of course, have luxurious accommodation, regret not sit in taking the car have a look on the island, which is the world's largest sea tramway.

3/26: NHA-> beautiful Nai

Sat morning car to go to the beautiful Nai, stopped at the Cafe own Sihn holiday Resort, next to the front, MeiNu is Sihn Cafe's office, this is the most beautiful Sihn Cafe office, is the kind of Tropical scenery, is also very clean and tidy.

MeiNu Resort about to 55USD, we set out to find gonglue Bao Tran on (Ham Tien Ward 062 062 0908 372023 847)

Never take two steps, the roadside a motorcycle on the up sell GH, coincidentally is Bao Tran. Very close from Sihn Cafe, into the yard took to the environment, there are many kinds of appearance of the House that we live in the most simple cooling fan big bed, USD10, Bao Tran's environment is very good, tropical-style courtyard, the middle is the restaurant, close to the beach-near, 20 m, with private beach, beach side many chaise. This restaurant is also very delicious thing, some people on the gonglue seafood meal is the most delicious of Viet Nam. Our favorite is the ice coffee (8000d), it is a way to drink the best drink. The most comfortable is to buy a cup of iced coffee at night to Beach Lounge, sipping coffee, listening to the waves of sound soporific. But we don't like Bao Tran of bed sheets, not cotton, like the kind of nylon fiber, a night that direct the feeling of sleeping mattress. Bed sheet color colorful nor give clean feeling. The second day, check to see that they really do clean replacement sheets.

Bao Tran or recommended, because it's price is good. The motorbike said many people look for home or back they come here because I thought they the real cheap, I believe, the adjacent lot, GH visual room will be more expensive than here, but it seems very few he here, blooming plants and off the beach so close.

Afternoon attended Sihn Cafe half-day tour to the three attractions, Fish village, Red canyons, White Sand Dunes.

Fish Village is a stop for a lot of fishing boats, in NHA to beautiful Nai road after that. Locals will draw a Dazhu baskets to sea fishing. Red canyons is Red Red Rock, this landscape in the United States Nye tingduo. Sihn Cafe half-day tour took us to a relatively small, so simple to see uninteresting. The previous two spots are relatively recent, and then again after the Yellow Sand Dunes, there is no stop, say you want to go to the White Sand Dunes are large, more beautiful, so far at, like a piece of yellow desert. Finally, the White Sand Dunes, very good. Just like a piece of white on the edge of the desert, the desert is bloomingOf green trees and lakes. The wind blows, with fine sand sky dancing, for those of us had never been to the desert people, this feeling is very fresh. The White Sand Dunes to play for an hour, the car park nearby the bus in a store to buy ice cream yoghurt drink, taste very good price but also surprisingly cheap as has not been developed before the tourist sights, scenery but did not spot price.

Evening to Cafe opposite the hotel Sihn barbecue a smaller fish, 30000d, went to the roadside stall next to roasted a heap of seafood, here's seafood than NHA's can be much cheaper, but no NHA that pour in sweet sauce sauce.

3/27: us-Al-> Kung

Morning to Fairy Stream, is very near, motorcycle two round-trip 30000d, also in the last half-day tour on the road, into the future, said an hour after the motorcycles come back for us, is a Fairy Stream, in fact, no spots like spots are normal door, even if you don't know who occasionally pass will not be noticed. Walk down from the slopes for some gentle dirt track, then come and two small children, signed us to down to the following streams, we are hesitant to they have jumped into the stream, the stream of water-shallow, underwater is soft sand, strangely enough, the sand is red, two children show us the way, is a guided tour, we began to make sense of how much they plan to tour fees, slowly we gave up the idea, since two kids are really dedicated, all the means to us a lot of Vista, there are soft projectile feet of sand, white sands of dairy slurry cover, black sand, sometimes they will stop to us Mimosa, or pick a film not to drink water leaves, water in leaf on a mission, as if the leaves are oily, root will not be wet, even saw crab larvae that will remind us, in accordance with their routes carefully around the water currents. The way almost everything is in place along the Brook, the end of the road is the waterfall. Back when they started asking for money, offer 100000d, finally gave them 20000d, they took the money to go away, after a while, they flip back to ask there was no smoke gg to say really., I have to admit that without this two children's guidelines, the way, absolutely do not see so many things, because we are turning back time to see almost every visitor around with such little child, but some basic is stuffy head farther little introduction or stopped to guide your attention to the new Vista, so that the money was still give more willing.

Fairy Stream is definitely a worthy place, very fun, didn't go through development, if such attractions in China is estimated to have been circled entry. An hour later, motorcycles are on time to meet us, back to GH, we drank a cup of iced coffee on the SAT will checkout yesterday evening eating grilled fish of the family to go to lunch, Cafe opposite the Sihn, very cheap and very delicious.

1: 00 p.m., we sat on the beautiful NAI to the car, to the West, to see a lot of advanced holiday, really beautiful, level petty bourgeoisie. Us-Sinai was a very fun place, but not yet fully developed, the food is good and cheap, so many senior resorts, imagined a few years-Sinai was completely developed good looks, it is estimated that these attractions of beautiful Nai always start your tickets, it will no longer have to then cheap seafood.

Us-Sinai with the NHA, beautiful Nai better suited for leisure, there is a beautiful and comfortable Beach and other fun new scenery, but also retains its original charm, NHA you already are a very mature tourism locations. Compared to I prefer beautiful Nai original feeling.

The Sai is 6: 30PM, most in Viet Nam, Sai Kung, southern, than the previous few cities are hot, jumped to the Happy inn (40/13 Bui vien St), too late, no room, only one half of the basement, with air conditioning, toilet, behind, although not in the room, but this one room, equivalent to independent bathroom, USD 12, hesitates, the street is opposite to GH, went to see the House, small fan room watching not clean and tidy but USD 12, decided to stay Happy inn, at least this clean and tidy. The room of the big bed, two single mattresses to spell, but super comfortable. We come back also often by reading the home of the mattress.

The evening went to Penang City on the edge of night, night gear each dish are the prices there are photos, menu Basic has Chinese, do not know whether the Chinese tourists visited much, the food here is also the most like the way the taste of the Chinese taste. And eat seafood, taste a little expensive but like the Chinese approach is no longer a single BBQ.

Meal to Bui vien street stroll around, and found the foreigner ligation heap 4000d a sheaf of beer.

3/28: Saigon

Kung attractions are concentrated, Notre Dame Cathedral (Nha Tho Duc Ba)/Saigon Post Office (Buu Dien Sai Gon)/Town Hall (Thu So Uy Nham Dan Than Pho) war crimes Memorial (B.T Chien Chung Tich Tranh)/independent Palace (Dinh Thong Nhat) are very close, you may. Tired at any time you can stop at a roadside stall for a drink, a cup of iced coffee look streetscape breaks down. Notre Dame Cathedral morning and one in the afternoon, opening up an hour, we found there at noon, antipholus.

So you can put the Notre Dame Cathedral in the morning to go to. If the afternoon lucky meet locals in a church wedding, this time the Church was not open to the public.

Noon in the very famous quan an ngon dinner, opposite the Presidential Palace, really be very busy, decoration is very elegant, set up around the famous cuisine, the Viet Nam House features air-conditioning fan, fan shape bitterly cold air blowing outward, very fond of, especially want to buy a home. Because of the morning to go to war crimes Memorial Hall, some cruel photos some couldn't eat food, so they point some dessert and salads. But look at the other table's cuisine is really quite attractive. From the perspective of eating, this guest must go to LP 's. After coming back from Viet Nam wrote this article before, inadvertently gonglue find a person's blog (like the students to live there), lists the many in his view of the famous but not nice, a lot of hotels are in gonglue in it, this is. Oh, on a tourist, this is not surprising, since tourism is such that really can find it under the guidance of the local "authentic" restaurant is really not easy. Of course, this is the tour especially self-tour of enjoyments, occasionally was excited to find local very interesting place or a delicious meal.

Evening remains to the night market food, specially reserved some stomach to taste the famous gearshift mouth PHO2000 (Clinton visited before), there's next to, really General PHO24 now, but in a place not to taste the local features is always a bit sorry HA.

3/29: Saigon-> Guangzhou

Morning flights leave Saigon flew back to Guangzhou. Strange, there is no charge, airport fee (China Southern Airlines ticket variety of tax has a total of 521), do not know whether it is included in it.

Viet Nam visit is a trip for recreation, not like Cambodia, Angkor Wat the beauty of the surroundings, and shocked, but that kind of subtle and elegant unobtrusive beauty. From time to time also can find some very nice features, such as NHA mud-bath, also like the Fairy Stream-Nai. Although time reasons gave Dalat we still felt very happy, because it is too beautiful Nai well, and I think going to the US-Sinai to early, taking advantage of yet what dev, everything is not so commercial flavor is the most beautiful. Go to Viet Nam tours is very convenient, because it is long and narrow shape of Viet Nam, so spend on the road to move to the time between the cities more, and since tastes differ, and may there will be some in the middle of a city do not stop or stay a day by intended. So good itinerary prior knowledge (especially open bus times and route) is necessary. Also, because Viet Nam travel related products very mature, so some of the trip to the local travel agencies reported short missions.

Sihn Cafe site on lists provided by tour type, prior understanding is good.

Street side of iced coffee, restaurant long leaf fans, so stubbornly to Viet Nam hold in our memories, forever.