Lone Indo-60 day series (Viet Nam's article, Cambodia's article, Laos article, Thailand's article, Myanmar)
Chen Xiang Viet Nam (1) newcomers to-Hanoi
(BEIJING Beijing-HANOI Hanoi)
Take the Southern Airlines CZ371 through Guangzhou Fei Viet Nam.
Leave the ice dancing, windy near Beijing, flight to Hanoi for 6 hours.
Not a big airport, international reach only a luggage transfer desk, slowly turning, and so nearly an hour to get out of the baggage.
And then on an airplane and carefully fill out customs entry cards, even when the customs officer waved waving me out, look at a glance.
Pick me up for drivers may be impatient, but also do not know what ghost copy go, dark places.
From the airport into Hanoi City all the way, an hour, always in play hot chick dance beats and steel pipe.
Seven go eight small alley corner entry into the online booking of GH, a white net of Viet Nam sister, fluent English short explanation to the check-in, sitting on the edge of the white beard, is said to be her grandfather.
Family atmosphere very heavy Gee, deserve to be family hotel.
Along a wide staircases, struggling to climb 5 floor (luckily only a 5-layer or not), to lay down their luggage, backpacks, a look at the table is already 1 am åœ — äº¬æ — ¶é — ': 30.
Room is only 3 m 2, apart from one width of bed is approximately 70cm, what has not, to a very clean, the bathroom, the "convenience" is not easy, as is the original design for the bathroom. Not picky, save money, after all, is the capital city centre districts railway station is only accepting others our four knife.
Hasten sleep, tomorrow also walk in Hanoi.
2009 November 22, HANOI
Arrive: PEK-HAN CZ371 17: 15-22: 00, 1728 (full price)
Hanoi Airport-Inn: 14 US dollars (with fee)
Accommodation: THU GIANG GH, 4 dollars/days (minimum), public toilet and bathroom, clean, travel, booking, change money, little girl get very smart.
Location deep alley.
Article photos to blog sina.com .cn/maysun2k look, not to sell, upload photos here.
Chen Xiang Hanoi, Viet Nam (2) impression — motorcycles city
May be the place where excitement is probably strong curiosity, local time 7: 00 a.m. on the streets of Hanoi.
Walking day, holding LP, while walking, cross the road sign, not clear just ask the locals, the Hanoi's main attractions basic see.
Former France occupied territories, the Embassy district, Pavilion Plaza, Ho Chi Minh Memorial group, one-legged Pavilion, Palace, Central Office, Kiem, Yu-Shan Temple, and the streets of the old district.
Notes on the impression.
1. traffic on offsite, the deepest impression is the local traffic.
Here's a very narrow street, mostly into irregular geometric shape, so the direction is not obvious. Crowded not wide pony road full of motorcycle, Hanoi to my first impression. Here, everyone seems to be quite busy but very quiet. Eyes are rendered in front of you is always a stream of motorized Street, quick-fire forward. A car was loaded with four people dare to open very fast, there is one side of the phone while driving a motorcycle. Walking in the street, you'll learn to walk, don't expect the curve will go fast, sidewalks are always full of tea eating people and very full of waiting for the repair of motorcycles.
If you would like to first arrived in Hanoi, carefree go in the streets of Hanoi, it is recommended that you'd better be on foot, this allows you to fully understand, because the place is Hanoi, walk one day, you can see most of the attractions, but also very calm; if reuse-a-half days to add also is sufficient.
Unless you want to stimulate it, take the local motorcycle; public BUS we're not, because there is no English station name, not Chinese. All traffic in Hanoi and the main building famous brand almost only local languages, if you know something about Viet Nam text would be more convenient.
2. ask people very friendly, although most of them English is not good (even worse than I can imagine the level of high and low, a), but when they did not understand you, is also very friendly nod and smile, or find to be a little English people to give you an explanation.
So, walk to rely primarily on the map, the map on the LP is still very spirit and trustworthy. For directions to ask a few determines, try look younger or looks Sven some person, polite to ask.
3. cross the street in Hanoi crossing, is a very dangerous and very exciting things: in the junction, you will see one dumbfounded to crossing the tourists, hesitate-summary.
Don't count on the car will stop along the way, let your past. In Hanoi crossing do need some courage and guts to action, act quickly, because traffic lights head is very small, or the traditional white lights, not very bright, many junctions of traffic light simply strike. Even though there are also many motorcycle channeling out red light. Tell you a little trick, when you think of a street, please you with bright LP and high lift, keep rocking, remind vehicles pay attention to your presence, motorcycle will politely around you in the past, so you'll be safer.
4. coins of Viet Nam shield is very large.
A bowl of soup 20,000 shield, terrible? restaurant menu usually priced and it tells you the price just a semicolon previous numbers, such as: a Bowl fans 20 thousand. Start to take money for half a day, what is the calculation of a "knife," but you'll soon get used to. Currently, 1 $ = 19000D; 1 $ = 3000D. Dollars in the local currency is the second, the direct use of the Renminbi needed Exchange, 1 $ = 3000D.
Set out in a few days after the
Itinerary, change money, buy air tickets all in exploring these plans, the plans were found.
Next stop: summer Bay
2009 November 23 HANNOI
Your money: 1 $ = 18000D; 1 $ = 3000D (Bank also low, jewelry store higher)
Dinner: boiled vermicelli soup, steamed rice flour rolls, rice, banana leaf volume, most people have a headache, I do not know what to eat!
Chen Xiang Viet Nam Mitsumi's landscape-Dragon Bay — Halong Bay
(HANOI Hanoi-HALONG BAY-HANOI Hanoi, Halong Bay)
Morning depart from Hanoi, after almost four-hour bumpy came to Halong Bay.
Looking ahead, in the verdant North Sea, not far from thousands of covered with plants green Isle, they built and decorated in a vast sea.
Wind erosion from the variety of caves and island, which is "where the Dragon in the sea — HALONG BAY." Antique wooden boats carrying us tourists from different countries, like wandering in the Jade sea.
Here is a real paradise, perhaps better than heaven, because paradise we see.
From the United Kingdom, United States, Spain, Israel, one blond, soft hand, huge fengtun, sexy. Try to lay bare boat enjoy Sun bathing, pitiful of three Asian tourists, both Korea and I, just quietly enjoy the scenery and take pictures. Everywhere, there will be a Viet Nam/cloak (I name, however, he is unique to Viet Nam, rare) take a towel around her to face girl herself flat boat on our big ship corner selling fruit drinks. Colorful double kayaking, scattered in the sea. Array like gentle breeze, small boats leisurely. Beauty beauty, comfort of delights.
In the evening, watching the sky bright stars and the sea, near the head of this bath.
World of work by the same picture, heaven and Earth and nature, the harmony of man.
In the ship met Mr. LEE, Korea, and live with a United States girl group, an Israel boy, and a girl in Spain.
Up here you will soon forget about 3 and a half hours of the last of all, forget the room.
People take jiuxing, "poems".
"I saw the boat's landscape, the stars while rendering.
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"Half-winding, hanging Razor Hill shows itogether.
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"The only ruler small plate lying,
But perception boat like heaven.
Ask how you are, "
Tigers don't I do free.
This is the portrait of the Bay, this is the moment of mind.
Here are the beautiful Hill, here is the true spirit of the sea. This is not like Guilin Guilin.
2009 November 25, HALONG BAY
Arrive: travel, ROMANTIC NIGHT 2D1N ON ONE BOAT, vehicle and vessel meal all-inclusive, $ 45
HANOI-HALONG BAY 250KM, 3.5HOUR
Accommodation: MV.
YE NGOC, 50cm wide plank, and bamboo small table, but each cabin has a bathroom, although small couldn't be small. Very clean. Crew members are very friendly.
Chen Xiang Viet Nam (4) the effect of Hanoi multicultural
(HANOI Hanoi-DANANG Danang)
Go to the sign under the Bay this afternoon-airfare, there are still a few hours of the morning at several local supplements.
Walking in Hanoi's old district, also the sword Lake, many family hotel GH, here the narrow streets and crowded shops, is also the crossroads of various cultures and civilizations.
Viet Nam's culture is the influence of alien nation, especially China and France. Ancient preserved Dragon Totem, temples, ancient architectural style, Viet Nam, and maps of the Crown are Chinese. And the more modern buildings, text by France colonial influence.
Here is a Viet Nam's largest St. John's Cathedral, in the heart of the last century construction, form different European small villas, as well as planning and tidy large garden with lawn.
Compared to other more local people live, they are messy unordered. It seems that colonial aggression, namely looting local wealth and social progress and civilization.
Walking in these blocks, like walking into a medieval Europe, like walking into some of China's ancient city of Fujian and Guangdong.
Not far from the Cathedral, the Chief Justice Division Street (LY QUOC SU St.), has a smart caprice Li ' ancestral, incense. Viet Nam existing preserved in 1886 Hanoi maps are drawn by the Han Chinese, the nomination of the Imperial instrument written and religious temples on the text was also written in Chinese characters, but unfortunately the Qing Government lost homeland too much. It is abhorrent! otherwise, China is certainly the first country in the world, doing!
From the Cathedral to the Southwest, walk two blocks, there are the Church of the Virgin Mary, and then not far to the West, we can come to "slip Lo prison."
Here are the previous century 30s France human prisoners, walked into the bleak darkness, there were also cells with the era of the guillotine, I do not know how much blood sword spewed, beheaded. One person in it. There has also been held in Viet Nam Communist fighter. Even more ridiculous is that in the 1970s during the Vietnam war, there was held the US military prisoners of war, has been jokingly Hanoi Hilton.
At present, most of the prisons have been torn down and built the most advanced of Hanoi HANOI TOWN (Hanoi few tall buildings, many are exclusive to its own thin narrow fine high 3-5 storey residential building).
P > adventure:
The first event took place in Hanoi airport.
Hanoi Vietnam Airlines Office for an hour and finally full Airport Mini-Bus, this car is not the time for departure, full of people willing to go. Car on the road and walk for an hour. So time to time, cost-effective by MiniBus. But at least you aside 3 hours time, otherwise, you can only use specialized Airport-TAXI to Hanoi airport. Here it is crowded airports, security check, quickly find a place to sit down and rest. When I was ready to take out your laptop, suddenly, the hand touch a thing, I sweat — Switzerland Saber also in the side, security was not found. Hanoi airport security good luck, I do not know is that they let me get away, but I certainly didn't intentionally, forget shipping only. After take-off, I'm sitting next to the weather to answer the phone, in Viet Nam, aviation safety management is worth thinking about.
The second thing happen to arrive at Da Nang.
It's getting late, scheduled GH message for some reason are returned. Watch the book map marking the SONG HAN bridge the distance and 2km is nothing away from the taxi to go to the grindstone. Who knows, the driver did not know English also doesn't recognize road, walked side look at the map, from time to time, stopping to ask other people. METER just keep beating, had left 15km, digital has jumped to over 130 thousand guilders. Seeing farther away from urban areas, and farther, in front of a dark, light, drivers and then stopping for directions (strong sense, intuition told me that the driver does not bypass road), turn down the coast road, walk to the end of the street a dimly lit small PLACE of HOAS vaguely see the words, but for there sat a dozen foreigners, I can't believe this is the introduction to find LP. Get off at first with a bearded young people talking down, he told me that this is the CHINA BEACH, Danang's attractions are here, walking is a few minutes, you can surf the Internet, alongside the boss gives the room rate is not high, so decided to live down.
Tips: the LP also has errors, Oh, and it eats up described above are local, most Westerners, they like it, can we find it difficult to accept that my perspective may not be up to the front after the village does not fall to the ground.
Some of the world, in addition to Halong Bay encounter several tours, never met a fellow countrymen have gone all around us every day?, Peter miles off of twittering.
Today met again at the airport, a fellow of the Halong Bay on the very standard United Kingdom young men and women.
2009 年 11 月 26 日
CHINA BEACH DANANG
Arrive: HANOI-DANANG cheap airline JETSTAR, 1 hour and 10 minutes, $ 40, baggage requirements 15km.max
HAN-HANOI AIRPORT MINIBUS 30,000D;
DAD AIRPORT-GH TAXI 210,000D, 18KM
Accommodation: HOA ' S PLACE GUESTHOUSE $ 5/D, bed, sponge mats, blankets, fan, bath and toilet
50 m to the beach, to the five mountain walk 10 minutes.
Dine at HAOS PLACE GH and beverage consumption, own account, each building a LIST, WHEN U CHECK OUT, unified payment, much like the hotel pies, nobody, guard the freezer depends creditworthiness. Here's a fresh gourmet meals, but no CHINESE FOOD.
Dinner: Hanoi airport consumption Bacon tea and 37 thousand, mango juice, coffee 35 thousand 25 thousand.
More than China cheap airport.
Tips: 1 Viet Nam is very difficult to drink coffee, taste very bitter, aromatic beauty and are adding Canned condensed milk, no milk, milk shop sells very rarely.
2 power sockets no Viet Nam three holes, you plug the three holes to the converter.
Chen Xiang Viet Nam (e) next to the sea, the beach-Danang
CHINA BEACH in the beach, MARBLE Mt.
Last night the gweilo have noisy to the after midnight, but they won't get up in the morning.
I'm surprised they smile, laugh was so passionate, so thorough, that crazy sounds with some sensuality. Totally no gentleman Lady look. Chinese, Oriental can do.
In the morning, day vovage, 50 m to the beach.
Sun has just risen up from the sea, soon already from ganhai sea carrying fresh fish back, they are very strange was the ship, boat, it would be like a cauldron.
It is a 2, 3 m diameter circle Spherically, material use bamboo skin into a waterproof coat after coat. Several people and the fisherman had just hit up transactions of seafood. A group of young people in beach volleyball. Sea breeze to rows of waves to the shore, silver sand, many small crabs on the beach of crawling, quickly from time to time from small hole holes drilled into.
Here in the north up to 30KM beach.
The vast sea, endless silver sand, was a Vietnam war-era American resort. Now the beach has become smaller, the surrounding waste many, many people are carrying on the beach, got to pieces. The Government does not increase management, it is estimated that just a few years here will face all Africa.
MARBLE Hill, Mt. five lines from the residence on the main road turn right straight line 200 metres, turn left at the first junction to 100 meters, 10 minutes in the past however.
Dozens of metres high, the mountain is very small, called Hill seemed to be more appropriate. The mountains covered with Kashi-profile unique cave, almost every caveThere are houses or Shakyamuni, or God 's, or goddess of Buddha shrine and the statue, the Mountain Temple are written by Chinese, donate money names also merit are Chinese. But there is no temple, Horn, automatic monks plays classics. Mt-exquisite MARBLE is all of the temple construction of eaves, top, columns, such as hanging-build and relief surface, are colored ceramic plate and glass mosaic tiles, forms a beautiful guitar, vivid, very beautiful gorgeous. Yamashita Wai full processing stone carving of a small workshop, pure white marble was carved out of a statue of Buddha and ruined some poor animal and "Belle".
Fortunately, relatively few tourists here, a rare quiet down, sitting on the hillside of the cave next to write about travel.
Here is very hot, humid, clothes quickly soaked, simply take off your shoes, bare to the waist, freely relax. Cannibals, who had several mosquito bites in the big package.
At the top of the Hill of the sea bed, wangjiang platform, you can see the beautiful seaview Beach and rural scenery.
Hear the discordant Yamashita cut stone.
Here is really not find other let me more reason to stop for a few days, in addition to the beach and the hills, there is no place to go, can only be used as a transit point to Hoi an.
Tomorrow will be.
In the evening to the village of Internet cafes (House of a house) on the Internet, local area connection, but everything can not login.
Xingergui sweeper. I do not know why?
Next stop: Hoi an
Nov. 27th, 2009
CHINA BEACH DANANG
Attractions: Tang Beach: free
Five mountain tickets: 15000D
Tips: a walk on the beach, or wear high help shoes, don't let the sand into either barefoot, otherwise, your feet will soon be blistered in fine sand.
Fast. Beach shoes.
Chen Xiang Viet Nam (6) distant Kamiyama, deserted "China" in the small town of Hoi an
(DANANG Da Nang-HOI AN Hoi an)
DANANG last night when the driving rain, GH was dark, lighting power did this back to the flashlight.
GH's Tin roof was played out in the rain was snapped up array ears. My room was leaking badly, had to take to the water bath, the trash can. Also good bed that place no wet to, have a care of me.
For security reasons, declined to take the motorcycle of HOAS Hoi an's proposal, he helped found the car drive me to Hoi an, though the price has more than doubled.
There is no way one man, cost naturally high.
In the morning to a dilute the next-door chaos rings, Toyota car drive master old GHUOC is HOAS hair came all the way from small, would be an-pick me up, 20 KM, to me 140 thousand, fairly cheap, car talk look listen sincerely, decided to pack his car to go to MY SON Kamiyama, 100KM 350 thousand back and forth, altogether.
Use the same person for the same car, prices tend to talk about, I also save a lot of time, we are all convenient.
First to Hoi an Inn to lay down their luggage.
8 knife, not to discuss it, it is not a railway station, hotel, corruption, a good rest. Also detained for passports as collateral, TMD small!
The car in the village lane walk about 1 disappear, arrived at the ancient South will Anxi Champa Kingdom site.
From approximately four century, to the 13th century during the ancient King of Moab PostScript drawing gyro turn here into a religious center.
Site is located in the hills surrounding the Valley, the scenic area is not large, pleasant. Approximately 3-4 building community. All masonry new Mary-Tower Temple, typical Hindu forest vidyalaya Totem, exquisite carved animals, people, pierced engraved patterns, the first sight a little taste of Angkor Wat. It seems that Indians in religion, including Buddhism, Hinduism, etc on the impact of various Asian countries.
Hoi an is a city of great China town in Viet Nam.
In the Ming dynasty of China development by maritime trade. Small town almost all ancient temples are some of the housing and building structures, no second-like style. Horizontal inscribed board, couplets are Chinese writing. Confucius Temple, existing in the imperial court approval, the Ming dynasty Chinese Association, Zhaoqing Guild, Hokien, Chaozhou Guild, the revered Temple, Matsu, are also preserved to this day. "Johnson", "and" Spring "," shop signboard Fusheng faintly visible. Today the majority of Chinese migrants abroad, the rest are in Viet Nam were marriages assimilation. Now the old houses are mostly European Viet Nam human habitation or use.
The original owner has long been one floor House, "till mid-in house, every person is different."
There is a small town called Li Shi-ping (Mr. LY SI BINH), is several generations living here.
Operators a calligraphy shops own write Chinese couplet, shuuld start, although never been to China, Chinese is very standard, Chinese brush calligraphy brush stroke is in place, and he used his unique way of tenacious maintains our offspring of the "China wind", a marvel. Store locations in 21 NGUYEN THAI HOC St.. The next time you go to Hoi an's friends can visit your Mr. LI, encourages and appreciates his spirit.
The river there is a flying dragons (THANG LONG) restaurant, close to the boundary crossing the bridge, the scenery of star anise is good.
Female boss HA, the father is a Chinese mother, Viet Nam, although not speak Chinese, but cooked well Chinese food, Chinese menu, left home for the first time in 8 days to eat Chinese food, happy joy. Here there is a pair of foreigners come to chat, they actively in Nankai University teaching, but also know the "sweet and sour pork."
Today not only eat Chinese food, but also speak Mandarin, who can guess how much I? single people have so many days the CityGuide compatriots.
Today also bought a small pottery monkey, packed in a Pocket, when the whistle.
BOOKING
OFFICE, booked tomorrow's long-distance BUS tickets in the last 12 hours on the night of waiting.
Next stop: NHA
2009 November 28 HOI AN
Arrive: CHINA BEACH-HOIAN GH introduces classic car, 140, 000D
Classic car rental HOIAN-MY SON, 350, 000D, round trip, visit 100km, approximately 2 hours to wait.
The car back and forth a need 1 hour buses more slowly, because although the highway of Viet Nam, is called the country X, highway, but rather to County Road is very narrow, and mixed vehicles. Some European rental MOTOBIKE travel to, I think there's not a good walk, very narrow lane detour many, signs have no English, does not recommend their travelled to a motorcycle. Private or travel better, or let the locals are you going to a motorcycle is a better choice, ubiquitous, low prices. But you have to talk about the good price, best written on paper, because the owners English General, avoid misunderstanding.
Accommodation: Fu sheng hotel (PHU THINH HOTEL) single room, $ 8/D-King size bed, fan, refrigerator, colour TV, mosquito nets 14 "(no mosquitoes), separate toilet, no water, drink water every time you want to find a waiter.
Location good very good, in the old town streets. Room rate didn't consult. Check-in charge of your Passport, checkout the return. Small! waiter cold, a love live. (However, later in Nha also encountered the same problem, just a little more polite. It seems that tourists who are also varies. ）
The old East and across the street for two blocks, there are many pubs, time could find there, estimated price will be slightly lower.
Dinner: old meat, assorted vegetables, fried frog legs, beer, a total of 149 thousand, RMB 50 Yuan.
Attractions: 1 city itself is the scenic spot, shops and a wide Shiu Guild, Chinese Association, Hokien, Chaozhou Guild, Kuan Temple, ancient trade exhibition, local folk Pavilion, Japan veranda ...
The ancient city of two bought the ticket, few would consciously to buy tickets, only a few places not into it, but if you encounter affable sister might put you in.
2 ancient ruins, Champa 60000D tickets from Southwest about 50km Hoi an.
Chen Xiang Viet Nam (7) an eternal Hua Chen Xiang
(THA HOIAN Hoi an-Nha TRANG)
In the morning, walking in the town's streets and narrow alleys, and have a taste.
Shopkeepers are opening their doors, getting ready to welcome guests, tourists are estimated not to get up and poured into the town. The town itself, not many people, a rare quiet.
Like the local people, sitting on the roadside of small stool, a bowl of rice + small pickles salted fish +, a little bit of mild, sweet and salty, delicious.
Chen Xiang a Word, I do not have to think of it.
When entering Japan veranda bridgehead of a spicy wood engraving shop, a young man, with a note that reads "Chen Xiang Yi chun," Let me see, he told me is descended from Japan. Like the Chinese characters, see character of the book, it reminded me of. Hoi an, this piece by the Chinese people to create and develop small town, economic and trade exchanges to the local economy and great development, but also on the local civilization, culture bring far-reaching impact. It can be said, not the arrival of the Chinese people, not the hoi an today.
Noon check-out is nowhere to go, as far as evening at six departure there are 6 hours.
At the railway station in the Chinese garden write about travel spend time. Then to the Internet and take a look at today is Sunday, it's not a friend online. However, I would like to suggest an such a place really don't passer, can stay for a few days to relax.
In the evening, I arrived yesterday in advance of the scheduled waiting BUS, but the door has been locked, ask the person next to the shop, they are gone, do not know, but says it is time to be sure.
No, not assured, should not have to walk one day and go to the NHA's BUS departs every night. So they ran to the PHUOC home, he helped me a call and ask, the answer for sure after I came back to continue waiting. Wait a full 60 minutes, to a motorcycle girl, carrying me to another place and 3 foreign girls join, and then she has sent us a taxi to the BUS, so toss it, it seems they are in "selling".
Civilization requires material conditions guarantee, this is my deepest experience today.
After boarding, see upper and lower layers, three-row half lay half seated so-called can't wear shoes SOFT-BED, bus, car is very clean.
After 10 minutes of freshness, the card in a small "bed", at the beginning of a 12-hour long overnight train, its degree of life miserable, no one can imagine a lot of choice, is an experience, not only to it, and placement.
The overnight train tour impresses me most is: human civilization without the necessary material conditions.
The car in a car on the way, people gravitate to the streets of the dark, regardless of the local people, foreigners, men and women together to get off to the physiology of instinct, people in the car next to the bushes, Woods excretion, time completely lost civilization, shame. Therefore, we cannot simply blaming the undeveloped areas of people, their backward uncivilized behavior, and their poverty go hand in hand, did not have the necessary material conditions, like civilisation has no way to achieve, can only be a desire.
Next stop: NHA
2009 Nov 29
ON THE WAY TO NHA TRANG
Accommodation: TOURIST Co. Slipping AN PHU Bus $ 13, Soft-Bed, OPEN T
OUR long distance bus
540km, 11-12hours,0600pm-0600am
Internet: 6000D/H
Fruit: you can piece price, buy a taste, or KG.
Dinner: banana leaf fish taste good, about 49 Chin/article, a person eat a brace.
Chen Xiang Viet Nam (8)
Blue Gold Beach calm NHA
NHA is I to Viet Nam, the second like pure natural scenery.
Strip of coastline stretching for several kilometres, Emerald sea, golden sand. Huge waves to the shore, the waves beating out white. The sea, a string of Islands, looming mirage. 20 thousand rupiah half day hire a bike, walking along the long coastal walk, tired to sit on the beach next to the Pavilion, and enjoy the charm of nature, the sea breeze blowing, the sea shores. Does not slow the sound of the waves, rhythmic Echos in the ears, as if through a Lullaby, seemed to push people to sleep, stunning. Discard the original plan to participate in the four-day tour to the island is not himself off yourself properly enjoy NHA sea sight.
NHA here are a few attractions.
Along the neat LE THANH TON Street walking, walking from the Cathedral gate, the gate has started to decorate the Christmas tree, put up in the yard is very big, very big colored tents and prepare to meet the upcoming holiday season.
Walk is NHA railway station, is very small, but very exquisite, from here you can called narrow-gauge train to DA NANG and SAI GOU. Not large waiting room where only one staff member, in playing with a mobile phone. Railway station, 500 meters to the northwest around, there was a little Habitat, it is the largest stupa, a Chinese-style temples, half slope on one side facing South, approximately 20 metres of the sleeping Buddha, the peak is a white, facing the East sitting Buddha. Sitting Buddha faces very kindly looked also very young. Does not collect the tickets.
Out of the great stupa, went to the photographer's Studio LONG, his home into a layer of the works exhibited at the showroom, his years of excellent photography.
LONG told me that his father is Hainan Island, also have their own more than 60 years old, never used a digital camera. All works are black and white photos, your own hedge Sun photocopying machine magnification. Works mainly with character, reflecting the working life. LONG wife is here for instructors. Some works are very interesting, give visual impact. Really like photography, you can come and enjoy this Exchange.
4 along the 2 TRANG (street name are all very strange, to get used to it) to walk around the North Street turn 4KM, came to CAI river estuaries, there is a fishing port, fishing boats docked there.
Standing on the XAM BONG bridge on the left is the mountain, the right is the sea, a big river like the link is connected to the mountain and sea. There are a few great river of the mainstay of pebbles that stands in Central River.
Bridgehead shore is 7-12 centuries of Champa temples with God monkey, monotheism and India dance rock carving, which houses the goddess, the outside of the Ming dynasty Tablet erected on the record when the DPRK officials as the authors of the temple.
Out of the temple along the River to the East for approximately 1 km, is another very simple Cove HON CHONG PROMONTORY.
Not far from the shore is a small island, big waves lapping the shore of big stone, excite 2-3 metre high waves. There should be better managed, and now there are a lot of trash floating in the shore stone gap in between. Noon in a fishermen's House had a fresh seafood — three very big fan of shellfish, I do not know what to shop for people nothing will be said that the words with Viet Nam Jiliguala, constantly shouting what laughing, may also feel that I am a foreigner to hand tame, East pointed West means a funny. Anyway, I understand that they do.
Has left the city is very far indeed go tired to see that bus, sidetracked, sit back to local bus is not very good? 3000D, return to the residence.
Next stop: "Hey you" MUI NE HA HA, good?
2009 Dec-NHA TRANG
Arrive: HOI AN-NHA TRANG 540km, 11-12hours, 0600pm-0600am
AN PHU TOURIST Co. Slipping Bus $ 13, Soft-Bed all hotels Inn, can help you arrange booking, Booking Office in the street, no less, the price difference.
Ask several is. Many to sell $ 15.
Booking to make it clear that you have to Seat Bus/Bus Slipping, a lot worse.
Accommodation: GOOD HOTEL, big bed, a wardrobe, a refrigerator, 14 "color TV to see CCTV4, free Internet access with wireless Lu you, fans, $ 6/D, walk to the beach, dinner is also convenient 5MIN.
Bus: 3 Chin, rent a bike 20 thousand/half day
Tickets: Champa Temple 11 thousand
Chen Xiang Viet Nam (9) the charme of the small fishing village Wei NI
By T.M BROTHTHER ' S CAFÉ ' BIG BUS, came to the River Nile.
In Viet Nam has many name is CAFE ', there's plenty of coffee shops, but many travel agents, such as: SINH CAFÉ CAFÉ ' THU ' …. Plexus NHA to Wei's way is a good view. Start window looking out of a pastoral scene, green rice fields, dark Buffalo, distant mountains. Approximately half the distance away,Car steering Sea coastal highway, the road is the beach next to the sea, several mighty wind turbine blades in the sea breeze of slowly turned. Car in rugged winding highway travel, sometimes the people from the sleeper on top, while lying on the last row of hair guitarist, playing the harp, flicks to everyone rushed to melodious music. From NHA to Wei, a 240 km, spent 5 hours.
Here is a nice name called El Weini or Wei, many people gave her a graceful girl name was her beautiful Nai.
But there are also some people call her, mud corner rustic name. Here near sky, or a quiet little town, no matter what is the name of the people, can not be denied that she's beautiful and pleasant.
It was from a small town 30 kilometres to the Northeast, there is a huge white sand dunes, surrounded by the Green Lotus Lake.
Dunes of the other side is the sea, nature created this wonderful half is the sea and the other half-day wonderful spectacle. Silver sand dunes, blue sky, very relieved of dazzling. And the surrounding Green Coconut Grove, and surrounding makes desolate sand dunes will not, add a bit of romantic yet and vitality. If you are interested in stimulating, you can rent a four-wheel drive of the old Beijing 212 (estimation of the Vietnam war, China) or JEEP, crazy in the dunes. Enjoy the gentle little movement of people and sand sliding, will make you keep screaming.
Here, apart from the white sand dunes, there is a large red sand dunes.
Return from white sand dunes on the way you can stop, climbing, experience one step back half-step, exhausting into the red sand dunes, let red thin continuous sand, filled with your shoes and clothes, hair and ears.
You spend 5 knife by locals motorbike, you can reach the above attractions.
For security reasons, certain reminds drivers to slow it down.
06: 00 to get up early in the morning, came to the small fishing village in the town.
The glowing red of the Sun was just rising, there are hardworking men and women of the fishermen and the children already start to a busy day. Walk on the beach, colorful beach of fan shell, red, yellow, white, black …. starfish, hailizi, conch let you dazzled, and I do not know is that I had brought from home. If you are careful and lucky, also found hiding in bellamya purificata shell of hermit crabs. Someone once said that the MUINE is used to read, is also used to smell. Indeed, walking on the beach and the town on the road, you will always smell subtle fish smell, it is a specialty here-fish sauce, a fish processing of spices, roadside shops in one bottle fermentation good fish sauce that is waiting for you to buy.
Along the beach, is a lush Coconut Grove.
Here the beach surface is very flat, very suitable for surfing, swimming, etc. Dressed in a bikini for foreign people or in the solarium or swimming in the sea. And local women's skirts and trousers attired (ao dai, the Viet Nam national costume) to form a great contrast.
Now here the last few years have many private travel chaos built buildings, many of the House almost packed into the sand in the sea, plastic bag, white trash.
Anyway, here is worth you down to the small settlements.
Yesterday afternoon was finally heard a Chinese voice, two girls, one Taiwan people, a people of Shanghai, is cordial, 10 days did not hear and speak local dialects. Because walking line different cannot go.
Sat LVCY RESORT resorts finished today's travels, palm flowers surrounded cottages, the environment is very good, wireless Internet access.
Dinner, coffee, beer is very pleasant. From small town to the West for approximately 3 km, there is a lot of star hotel, RESORT and GH, here is a place that tourists set all kinds of styles as you like, but the price will be higher. Here's some good holiday village, hotel has more than 15 knife. Live here or a little luxury. LP prices a lot worse. Almost back times.
The NHA, Wei, stay over time, a good place for good scenery, always makes more linger.
SINGON tomorrow morning bought tickets on the day of arrival, MYTHO-Tik.
Next stop: SIN MYTHO-us Sai GON (di) (autumn) (Tao)
3 December 2009 MUI NE
Arrive: NHA TRANG-MUI NE ride T.M BROTHTHER ' S CAFÉ ' BIG BUS, 240KM,, 5 hours, 110 thousand.
Accommodation: QUANG LONG GUEST HOUSE $ 5, is by the sea, a summary of resort-style family hotel, big bed, bamboo furniture, 14 "color TV, fan, hot water, separate toilet.
Tips: 1, best in Nha scheduled OPEN BUS to Saigon tickets (110 thousand), or here for the booking price be higher (130 thousand).
However, take the local BUS SEAT is also a choice of four classes each day, the time for flexibility, Sai time better; OPEN BUS every day only 01: 30AM/13: 30PM, two hours to Saigon.
2. in Viet Nam, and in particular of GH accommodation has some small animals in the room, such as ants, cockroaches, small lizards, fly in a class, the mosquito is not a lot, even if it bit you will soon not itchy, please don't mind.
3. take the OPEN BUS, people will always be asked to sit in the back row, do spread; you can try to adhere to the beds made in advance or, maybe there will be opportunities.
Chen Xiang Viet Nam (10) to travel 600 miles from the sea to the Mekong River
（MUI NE-SIN GON-MY THO ）
Today from the charme of Wei, change trains in Sai Kung, came to partial, not far from the town beauty Tao (M
Y THO）。
From Wei NI to Saigon 240KM, spent 5 hours.
From 8: 30 am — 5 PM 02: 00 arrive in Saigon, the famous old Pham. Follow the advice on LP transfer stations about find a station, dike CHOLON find know to us-Tao's car is not here, but in Ming Tai MIEN TAY station. This is the second LP on significant errors, not only a waste of time is a waste of money. Last occurred in DANANG, nearly 20 km of small Inn, mark is 2 km away. Made me spend a 210 thousand playing fare.
The Bank bus station, kindness of staff while barely speak English, but by looking maps, I constantly repeat for confirmation.
Pointing me to take their passing BUS reaches out MINI-stations, and then change trains to us too.
MINI BUS ran for a long time, the Midway is not short of parking on the cargo arrives at the Ming Tai station.
The middle point of the passenger to take care of the whole car are ignored, since I had to sit by and let them sit between mother and child.
In the Ming Tai station soon bought tickets, only 24 thousand, very cheap, I hugged.
Who knows but pedal crowding and dilapidated bus. Seats are very crowded knee pain, only the last line is squeezed by six people had just ended, two of them also with the durian. No air conditioning, everyone sweating, smoking, may want the taste of the compartment. Wait until almost all Cypriot places to sit, finally starting to us too. 50KM, took 2 hours to reach us-Tao, it is already getting dark. From morning to evening, always toss also hungry hungry?
Quickly find the Inn stay, it was already dark and strange town, makes mood are disturbed.
2009 December 5, MY THO
Arrive: MUI NE-SIN GON, TAM HANH TRAVEL.SEAT BUS 130 thousand, 240KM, 5H
SINGON long-distance station transit, TAXI + MINI BUS 85 thousand + 3 Chin; interim toss about 1 hour.
SINGON-MY THO, LOCAL BUS, 24 thousand, 50KM, 2H, station to station TAXI 35 thousand.
Accommodation: RANG DONG MINI HOTEL 130 thousand, did not discuss it, air conditioning, toilet, antique, big bed and a large wardrobe already sit collapse like slide General sofa, 14 "color TV, a few stations, it is not clear, occasionally there is wireless Internet access, but the received signal is wild.
Chen Xiang Viet Nam (11) Mekong Delta on the two "big" the city beautiful Headley, Tre
（MY THO BEN TRE）
The Mekong River, which originated in the Qinghai-Tibet plateau, twists and flows through six countries, came to the southernmost area of Viet Nam, river erosion of fertile land, give it provides exceptional natural conditions.
The Mekong River in the locality known as Jiulong River, where it divides into a size 9 impact of river, river water out of the Delta, is the fruit basket of Viet Nam and the bag, the pregnant with the life of the river basin, by opening up in front of the food to eat, and now not only raising the entire nation, a large number of exports each year.
The beauty here is I, in accordance with the local people who pronounce translation of Viet Nam, but local and chart out the beauty of the Chinese called "di", some translation Chinese called "beauty of autumn".
Located in the Mekong River, is the capital city, but very little (Viet Nam have size 56 provinces, each province is the equivalent of China's two County area size).
Mekong tour around the island is the largest to see here, in America, the Mekong, Tao, width of approximately 8 km, the distribution of a dragon, Phoenix, turtle, Kirin size four islands.
Each island is lush fruit forest cover, longan, Dragon fruit, genseng fruit, pineapple, fruit, coconut, Sesame Coke, grapefruit, etc. The island there are coconut sugar processing, natural honey and Royal Jelly. You can enjoy a variety of delicious fruit taste, listen to the local population to you play music and sing, and then watch for coconut sugar processing, drink natural honey, Royal Jelly supplementary nutrition.
Each island has also distributed a number of 1-2 meters wide, along the most comfortable, most romantic is riding small banana boat, walk through the dense xiaohegou inside, high water, coconut covered on both sides of the river of mud on either side of the shore from time to time have gorgeous colour jumping fish (jumps of small fish, amphibians), jumped into the water.
Mekong River Bridge, and Viet Nam is famous.
The cross-strait crossing the Mekong River up to the cable-stayed bridge, the master 8KM bridge slope estimated 20 degrees. Is Viet Nam brothers first built such a large cable-stayed bridge, from 2002 to 2008, with up to 6 years for the completion of construction.
In local work HOU ' R, accompanied with a bike, cross the bridge, take about 1 hour to reach the other capital cities Tre, everyone can go through the two provincial capitals, only two cities, it is afraid to flattered, at best, the proportion of domestic County little, building nothing special.
You can use a very simple and natural to describe these two places. But the bike tired halfway, HOU ' R please me at a local farm to drink iced fresh coconut water and ice milk coffee still lingering aftertaste, really lives up to its name.
Crazy motorcycle.
Last night saw the amazing scenes, hundreds of motorcycle while deployed, the name of the national flag, blowing the trumpet, along the town's main streets run quite spectacular, and the scene, the sound was deafening. Ask down turned out to be a Viet Nam football win, young people to have a unique way to celebrate! spectacular!
There are not many locals, visitors, most tourists are from Saigon to four Island Tour, to return to Saigon.
Relatively little inferior to some degree of internationalization, but will not affect your mood and activity. WillThere are many enthusiastic people to help you.
In the warm HOU ' R stay, not only to taste the delicious MYTHO, also experience the beauty of the panoramic town, spent two days with ease.
With a faint aroma of Viet Nam fish pot, farewell of HOU ' R, bid farewell to the small Inn old Chinese, bid farewell to the town, on the return to the coach.
Next stop: SIN GON
2O09, December 6, SINGON
Arrive: MY THO-SINGON, LOCAL BUS, 24 thousand, 50KM, 1.5H, Inn — stop, motorcycle 20 thousand.
Accommodation: Pham ANH Argyle Street District TRANM MINI HOTEL 13 dollars, walked a few managed to cut down the price.
Relatively decent family hotel, 21 "TV, wireless Internet access
Chen Xiang Viet Nam (12) SAME, SAME, SOME DIFFERENT
Today is my in Viet Nam the journey of the last days, the full amount of the down here for 16 days.
After arrival Saigon last night, busy looking for booking travel to Cambodia by air.
Several travel agencies ask down far LP says 78 USD from Ho Chi Minh to Phnom Penh, no less than $ 100, maximum of 194 knife. Is discouraged. But travel agency recommended by Van transit is a choice. Only 12 knife, you can save a departure tax of us $ 14. However to 6 hours. This way up, who let me over several days.
Arranged by step, easy to go in the streets of Saigon.
Ask impression on Sai Kung, see dense as multiple spider street map of Saigon, and you can imagine. But development seems to be much faster than in the North of the city. Viet Nam's Chinese living mainly here.
Trimming market, old street from Pham has been walking for approximately 20 minutes, like Beijing silk, clothing wholesale market, which are not interested, a short stay left.
No return their clothing is cheaper than us.
East wove go to a building with character of India Temple, dedicated to the goddess of Mali Oman India, remade all the idols are coloured glaze firing.
There are several wearing a yellow monks monks mingled with not much. However, we do not understand the religious people, it seems realistic statue sculpture than consciousness also fun.
The Presidency periphery, several Office buildings worth seeing.
Notre Dame Cathedral, this red brick Cathedral, built in 1880, is typical of the Roman buildings, the 40 m high spire of two straight into the clouds.
Inside the glass mosaic window is superb, religious stories by colorful Mosaic Mosaic.
The Central Post Office, is left to the colonial period of European construction, has a beautiful dome.
Reunification Palace, was once the Palace of the Republic of Viet Nam, the main building structure contains Chinese "main" and "in" and "-" four "JI".
Now it seems not a luxury, or even simple internal to meet residential, Office, at home and Foreign Affairs function, it was more of a military command, and war. April 1975, shortly after the US military to withdraw from the South Vietnamese regime collapsed. North Vietnamese lurk in the Presidential Palace in secret service plays an important role. Since then, the Sai renamed Ho Chi Minh, the Presidential Palace to unity Palace. Visit out a sweat, because then there's no air conditioning, electric fan.
War Memorial Hall, walk 10 minutes away from the Presidential Palace, the former US Army Intelligence Center.
There are lots of amazing and hair means photographs reflecting the cruelty of war and bringing them to life of innocent people. The picture is available in English, Chinese explanation. The yard also filled tanks, planes, guns, and other u.s. military weapons and equipment. Worth a visit. Hopefully the world will never be peace, not war.
See the photos of the overabundance of sad, I thought: the war only to the benefit of the ruler, regardless of what the nominal wage war, victims are people, not only is Viet Nam people, including people of United States.
Unfortunately many parts of Viet Nam exhibition at noon all rest.
From 12: 00-13: 30, cannot be visited.
Noon here Chinese brother gave me a Cantonese seafood dinner, spend a million more shield, too extravagant, equivalent to a normal person, Viet Nam.
But bamboo branch fish only sell 45 thousand/KG, very cheap.
Tomorrow morning we went to Vietnam and Cambodia border MOCBAI-BAVEI town, on the eve of Viet Nam is about to leave, I would like to use one sentence summary of my current month Viet Nam chenxiang impression:
"The Same, Same, Some Different" Viet Nam's many cultures, civilizations, and we thought of Confucianism is closely, some aspects can be traced to, than we maintain a carry forward of mainland China.
Viet Nam though started late, but also from China's reform and opening up the road in the lessons, perhaps in the near future development will be soon.
Next stop: PHNOM PENH
2009 December 7th SINGONG
Tickets: presidential 15 thousand, War Memorial Hall 15 thousand
Shopping: foreigners are always local, thirsty I buy an ice leaves bargain to 15 thousand, a locals to buy only the 10 thousand, I joked with her, although she could not move, she also understand, excuse me away.
Viet Nam travel expenditure: a total of 16 days, for a total expenditure of $ 411 (including departure to Cambodia fare)
