From South to North Vietnam

15 February-Viet Nam

This morning we went to the Capital, Ho Chi Minh City Tour by bus fare, as long as 6 dollars before noon to the border, only the second official procedure of leave.

One of the Cambodian women don't know why it won't be shut, she performed in front of all foreign tourists face deportation in the money (don't know how much money the first money too little, not too), and then cross the border.

General entry card is take, but in Viet Nam has to get the window asking officials, and Viet Nam have health certificates, virtually everyone entering delivery over a dollar, get back 12000vnd (1 dollar convertible 15000vnd), there is a covered charges 2000vnd health paper disguised charges only.

Viet Nam's scenery and completely different in Cambodia.

In fact, Cambodia is basically a fertile plains, but relatively lazy Cambodians, often visible to the total absence of development of the land. But in Viet Nam, we'll be able to see a slice of a slice of lush land. It is said that Viet Nam is the world's third largest grain exporter, Viet Nam women who handworking, are all foreign tourists cameras chasing object. Walking in the streets of Viet Nam, and always have a hawker, tricycles, motorcycles-Fu to find your business, so I must have been at the head State: "No!" ，“No，Thanks！”

My companion to Hanoi from hue, take the bus in the middle of the second point I lot has puncture, less than ten minutes, the bus around the immediate to the hawker, high traffic in mineral water, Orange, and Viet Nam were so diligent, believe economy sooner or later.

Ho Chi Minh City's Street crowded, odd lot motorcycles.

In Cambodia, the English everywhere, but in Ho Chi Minh City, and very few English words, as many Chinese characters (used in Viet Nam with Chinese characters until the one hundred years ago, one of France's missionary to Viet Nam voice invented now of Viet Nam text). I'm really concerned about, here how to communicate with people?

16 February, Tay Ninh Hoa holy places

Sihn Office is Viet Nam's biggest travel company, the most popular tourist routes is the Mekong River (1-4 days), the Guide's only English and Japanese languages.

Because tourists too much (I think 10 tourist bus or so), I phase of "Hoa holy places + ancient Shiba road" tour was the 8: 30 start of the actual departure time is 9. Our tour guide was 61 years (in China, very rare to see such a large majority of the Guide), in the car with us about various issues, and Viet Nam to answer visitors ' questions (in addition to political issues).

Hoa in the early 20th century South of Viet Nam, it appears to meet the needs of all believers, marries Buddhism, Taoism, Confucianism, Christianity, and the sermon, the gods of coexistence.

The Hoa's may, at the very top Central is Shakyamuni, left and right are the Laozi and Confucius; the second layer is the goddess of mercy, left and right in the middle are litaibai and gateway icon; the third layer is the Jesus; the fourth layer except Jiang taigong, there are statues of East and West. In all this is above the maximum "dominate" the Jade Emperor's eyes, as if the room everything not be able to escape the scrutiny of the Jade Emperor. Holy Land of Tay Ninh Hoa from Ho Chi Minh City 120 km, drive to there 11: 30, you can catch up to 12 o'clock, religious ceremony, but unfortunately I can only see the "amateur". Due to the Hoa Temple colours, is a completely strange religion murdered so many tourists.

Authentic ancient Shiba is actually almost with China Didaozhan, but China is not like ancient Shiba that attract more foreign tourists.

(1-day tour is $ 4, plus $ 5 admission fees.

If you go back very difficult to find a car, you must pack their local bus very broken, from ancient Shiba road back to Ho Chi Minh City to 10 dollars, more expensive. )

February 17, summer resort Dalat

Because summer resort Dalat Dalat in Ho Chi Minh City to Nha road, turn to the Northwest, therefore, some visitors time would put it ignored.

Before I read a bit Taiwan reporter travels, she said this in Dalat in subtropical areas has a temperate climate, beautiful town like the Philippines, like Greece Segada, like nine.

In fact, the altitude only Dalat 1745 meters, but here the temperature is only 10 degrees Celsius, thus becoming a summer palace of the Emperor Bao Tai, a bit like China Lushan or Beidaihe.

I most admire or embellishes small town each road of mini Villa Hotel. I'd like to here more suitable for tourists here living, leisure, rather cursory flowers. Unfortunately I don't have the time, and the car has three Israel youth, specifically to Dalat go live a few days, so let me envious.

But here the majority of English is poor, almost Chat does not continue, I not only want to use sign language, but also with pen and paper to let them know what I mean.

Dalat has several waterfalls, but will follow tours to go, I can only be used in a small town and see hints Lake, big Queen's Summer Palace, Church of the Virgin Mary.

February 18, looking for COM eat fast food

Viet Nam has 2200 kilometres of coastline, see sea view famouser is North Vietnam Halong Bay, South of NHA and clams.

"Maritime" Guilin Halong Bay now has a lot of tourists, it is said that the Chinese tourists to account for Halong Bay for over 60% of the visitors, RMB there is very easy to use. Because many people with the Guangxi tolerated or doing business, so the Cantonese can also be used. Clam in Hong Kong is the Jiang Zemin's recent visit to Vietnam swimming places, this used to be the US holiday base, is a beautiful harbour city. NHA be blue of the sea, but a comparison of sand on the beach, but you can go to rough island diving.

Viet Nam's many cities and towns in China, almost here, I could see the 1980s in China, especially suitable for visitors of nostalgia.

One dinner at the problem, but I am lazy prowled, find full street with com is IT company, which is the hotel. I found a home vegetable dish a plate on the street side of the hotel, Like in China called fast food, point three dishes before 8000vnd, inexpensive and delicious. I asked the shop fast food say, she does not know English, finally said yes COM, I do not know what exactly is fast food COM, or hotel.

In fact, any place in hawker will call to aliens, the Cambodian-Vietnamese high prices is no exception, after I eat this kind of fast food, some will come with me to 1 million, then I said: "yesterday I eat only 8000.

"She also received 8000. However, the day in Hoi an, may be I'm chicken wing more expensive, she refused to reduce the price, just more clips a second piece of meat to me and I forget.

In addition, sometimes they don't know is not specifically to you, for example: "two thousand", our reaction was 2000, but sometimes can be 2 x 1000.

That is, each 500.

February 19, unusual funeral

Take a day late, very tired, hoping to have a bed sleep.

It is so clever, in the street I was caught in a that they signed up to be a companion to Myson (m)-day tour, I'm too sleepy to talk with them to the room key, thinking to the river around them to go back to sleep, I meet a funeral.

At first I was excited that they can see water burial.

It is strange that staff clothing: commanders wear a suckling, make-up with singers like, take the second short knock wood roots rap, while the coffin is dressed like a calling. Wait until everyone aboard, they play music. Afterwards, I asked two Viet Nam people, they say there is no water was buried, here are the burial. Maybe you want to go to bury elsewhere?

Viet Nam's grave is very strange, covered with small houses, also tiles.

But in the homes of the center of the front and rear, farmland can see to the grave. Of course there is also a cemetery, the past, there was a small house.

Hoi an has a lot of Chinese Club, I went to three: Chinese Association, Zhaoqing Guild and Hokien, but everyone in the Guild doesn't speak Chinese, listen to the point.

Attracting visitors is here to tailor, can order Viet Nam Cheong, shoes and the like. Night Café is full of attractive antique, everything.

February 20 people posing as Viet Nam

Hue is Nguyen Thi Kingdom (1807-1945) of the Imperial City, the old Royal Palace to the East of xianghe County is a smaller size of the forbidden city, the Strait xianghe several famous Royal mausoleums and pagodas.

Hue of xianghe tour very valuable, as long as 25000vnd, also package lunch, shore excursion of attractions there are 5: good mother Tower (Linh Mu Pagoda), spit more mausoleum (Tu Duc Tomb), man mount mausoleum (Minh Mang Tomb), Hung Chan Temple (Hon Chen Temple) and Kitty's Tomb (Khai Dinh Tomb). Although tickets are cheap, but tickets are expensive, but locals and foreigners, the difference is huge: the good mother Tower not money, three tombs of each ticket is 55000vnd (local people simply 5000vnd), Hung Chan Temple 22000vnd (local 4000vnd). Very fortunately, in recognition of a person and a Singapore, Sai Kung, the three of us are very dark, so that each person from Saigon to buy local, with door to say a few words to muddle through. Viet Nam The original is black too.

Hue can go there, this is when the DMZ and southern Vietnam dividing lines, 1954, Ben Hai Hai is designated as the boundary between the North and South Vietnam, 5 km into the demilitarized zone, DMZ, the Singapore people tell me nothing.

Behind the old Royal Palace houses also has a lot of character, town square, just go up the street is very clean, with the walls of the small courtyard is only one two-storey houses, like when I was a living environment that is also a King.

21 February .Relics is what?

To Hanoi, the first thing to the train station take the ticket back home.

From Hanoi to Nanning train a week and only two classes: every Tuesday and Friday opening, but the train tickets have sold out next week. Ticket window side station a Chinese woman, because in a hurry home, managed to mobilize our scooters. We haven't mad about Hanoi, how can you go.

In fact, tourists can take a train to climb in, their transit to houyiguan Pingxiang, Guangxi, and then back to Nanning.

I think with the group to look at Shaba, Viet Nam's ethnic minorities, but the mission to 4 days (the price is very cheap, $ 27 29 USD), my time is not allowed. Decided to take the overnight train to Lao Cai himself, took 106000 shield buy sheets of Hanoi-Lao Cai Berthon.

Hanoi to citizens the impression has been very good, a small town in China, ragged, motorcycle.

But then the Kiem area and Pavilion Plaza area, the capital of style came out. There are buses, generally 2000 or more expensive than Guangzhou 2500vnd, but compared to ride a motorcycle to much cheaper. But strangely, the old saw buses running, ask people who don't know where is the bus station, the police don't know. We at the railway station to ask what bus you can get here, they have not understood what is bus. Then I asked him: "How did you come to work?" he replied: "I'm driving a motorcycle. "I'm really angry. Then we in the Pavilion Plaza near find a bus stop, fortunately, accompanied by an urban bus route map, go to the tour bus River. Find people by bus is really not a lot, when I want to travel to the railway station, has waited 20 minutes is not a bus, and finally had to take a motorcycle to, and use the "ticket + 1 million banknotes" such sign language in order to let each other know what I mean.

In the Pavilion Plaza, building has closed the door, but there are a few guards guarded, we do not know if this is what some local, asked the guard door is opened the door, he said.

Later, we find a sentry box, the guard can speak English, butWe do not understand "Relics" is something that happens I of Salina without this term, for the first time been knocked the locals. Later with a Taiwan tour packages, just know there is a Museum of Ho Chi Minh, every body Tuesday to Thursday, Saturday, Sunday morning 7: 30-11: 00, we therefore have to wonder at Ho Chi Minh's body lying in State.

22 February, Shaba Sapa

Hanoi to the old train that kind of small train (narrow gauge), very worn, open up left and right Akira, but very loud, I'm beginning to think that a night without sleep.

But then even straight till the train to the station, the impression the midway stops over car, 5 am half, it was called "Street!", but many people still in bed.

Got off the train, he will be followed up, said to go to Sapa 2 million per person, before looking at the price of travel almost, I want to shop around.

I didn't expect when I talk to someone asking price, he would mean Baba with Viet Nam words shouted. I see no chance, just walk into the ticket office, that is to go to China, then disowned him. Ten minutes later, and then go to the yard, and finally to 1 million guilders.

The main ethnic groups living in Sapa is the Hmong people, it is said that in Yunnan have 400 000 Hmong people, but I still don't know what ethnic minorities (this does not, for example, people is our Mien Yao people).

It is said that Sapa is the market every Friday, you can see many minority, today is Friday.

Although the way you can see several minority and their huts, Sapa is now here, most of the buildings of modernization is a tile of the hotel, several minority girl holding a variety of things to do around tourists, I don't find it funny, go the second hour, eat breakfast, I decided to return to China.

The old street, my pockets also has 15 million guilders, have a 10 million guilders I want to keep as a memento.

"A banknote 10 million pieces, kidding!"

Finally, the markets go up a few laps, bought 2000vnd tomatoes (1 kg), 13000vnd strawberries (1 kg), there is a water, the rest of the money out, but as a souvenir.

From the market come out, they don't know how to go to China, asked a few people that took me all of the languages that can be said also show my passport, they don't know what I'm talking about. It's not bad, just a little difference that the back does not go to China.

Finally, I decided to cross the bridge to look at, because many national borders are relevant with the River, see "China's mouth", "" China Telecom, China-Word somewhere can speak Chinese.

I have such faith, did not think there should just border clearance Department. After customs clearance is Yunnan.

I'm finally back speaks!