My trip to Vietnam ,second part

Danang is located in Central of Vietnam and it was a landing point for both Americans and French troops.

danang has the same distance from Hanoi to Ho chiming city( which I wish I cold have enough time to got further to Soth).
Danang streets mostly lined by palm trees and in fact remind me South of Iran which has tropical weather and palm trees and Dubai as well,wide streets,hot and smell petrol instead of refreshing flower fragrance.

We decided after few days being by seashore move on tho Dalat I wanted to go to South ,but not enough time as travelling by bus has so much adventure but pretty slow.
It took quite few hours from Danang to DA LAT .


The scenery outside of Dal at is spectacular. There are beautiful rolling hills with perfectly tended coffee and tea plantations, and small villages that specialize in everything from silk to mushroom production.

Dalat is an extremely pleasant and picturesque city, and the climate is great, especially coming from hot Ho Chi Minh City! During our first trip to Dal at we stayed in a hotel that is no longer open. On our second trip, we stayed at the Dai Loi hotel in a very nice and clean room for just $22/night including breakfast. The staff were both helpful and friendly, and the location of the hotel was great.

It is about a 5 minutes walk from the beautiful Xuan Huong Lake and the central market.

During one of our days in Dalat we attempted to walk to Lam Ty Ni Pagoda to visit the monk there, listed in the Lonely Planet guidebook. After walking around for two or three hours, we realized the map in the Lonely Planet was missing a street, and decided to try again the next day. On the way back to our hotel, I ate a fried concoction from a street vendor, and was mildly sick the rest of the evening.


The next day we called Tuan to ask him for directions, and he offered to give us a ride. We never would have found the pagoda otherwise. Our visit with the monk was great. He is a very interesting and eccentric character.


There are plenty of places that you can find face printing and mask making and other type of handy crafts,specially puppet shows and clothes making shops and retailers.Vietnam is a good country if you want to have cheap and reasonable quality of clothes and other art wood and handy crafts.

In the way back we went too the North and passed from Hue city and flew to Hanoi( the capital).

Hue is situated in Thua Thien province and is in the central part of Vietnam. Hue situated midway between Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City.
The former capital of the Nguyen dynasty of Vietnam, Hue is known for its beautiful imperial architecture and wonderful natural beauty. The Perfume River is the border between the city itself and the previous 'Forbidden Purple City', the Citadel.


Even though, Hue faced continual damages from natural disasters and wars, one can still see the proof of its previous magnificence. Hue is the only city in Vietnam that still has the integral manifestation of a complex of the monarchic capital comprising of walls, palaces, and royal tombs. Therefore, in terms of history and heritage, Hue is one of Vietnam's most valued national treasures and a house of several magnificent Hue Tourist Attractions.
Hue city has a great imperial part inside the city which has a great reputation of long constructions and took such a long time to build it.It has 5 gates and inside you c an see the warriors and states .

There are so many shrines and temples in He city as well but one was great to see as It has 2 magnificent gates and Central hall and inside the decoration is made of lacquer and oak red -wood and so many artistic paintings inside.


Anyway I went to One Pillar Pagoda,which worth seeing it.That pagoda was build by one of the kings as he couldn't have a child and one night he had a dream of having a baby boy and later on as saying thank and shows his appreciation to Buddha he ordered to build that pagoda and in Vietnamese language means ( luck and happiness) and more over it has one pillar which resembling lotus and bay standing on it.

West lake is one of the biggest lake in the country and it has approximately 12 km long and along the lake side you can see plenty of rest houses and temples close by.

In Our few days stay in Hanoi before moving to next destination to Burma .I was so eager to See around the Hanoi as my friend seemed to be bored or disappointed from that country.

Hanoi like other capitals cite pretty big and polluted .There plenty Parks and museums and especially War museum and history museum are famous among the others.

IN HANOI YOU CAN FIND SO MANY SMALL RETAILERS AND SHOE REARING SHOPS AND LOCAL MARKETS AND tok-to ks which are basically like rickshaws but has engine instead.

My trip to Vietnam Jan-Feb 2006, first part

After we stayed around 2 Weeks in Laos decided to go to Vietnam.In fact from Laos are so many ways to reach to Vietnam.I chose the cheapest and hardest way.we got a sleeping bus ticket from the Vientiane to one small city ( Vin) near border of Vietnam and it took around 13 hours .
The road was pretty much good and asphalt and bus not too bad.

But when we arrived there it was almost 4 o'clock in the morning boarder usually open 7 and we ad to stayed there 4 -5 hours and surprisingly they way was like climbing up the hill and the last few hours road was zigzag and it started to rain .But the brder was pretty much crowded and so many buses and locals as well and in the costum area we had to get out of bus and walk for around 20 minutes to reach to the office and put a stamp and our stuff checked in the bus and then move.Better to say it was just such an adventure in fact.


The people of Vietnam regained independence and broke away from China in AD 938 after their victory at the battle of Bạch Đằng River. Successive dynasties flourished along with geographic and political expansion deeper into Southeast Asia, until it was colonized by the French in the mid-19Th century. Efforts to resist the French eventually led to their expulsion from the country in the mid-20Th century, leaving a nation divided politically into two countries. Fighting between the two sides continued during the Vietnam War, ending with a North Vietnamese



It took few hours from border till arrive to the Vinh city .That city is pretty small and literallybetter to say no one can speak English there and No Chinese either.

So can you imagine what I did!.Well taxis and people were like dying of hunger look at me and wanted to grab me t the taxi to pay..

Anyway try not to exaggerate ,but finally found a cheap hotel and I just wanted to rest and the next day got the ticket to Daneng.Daneng coastal city.I had 10 days minimum to spend time in Vietnam and I wanted to use it in the best way.

Daneng is a touristic city and beside South Chinese city and it is famous for it's sea food.I spent few days there and it was totally peaceful and less tourist in that time ,but sea waves was strong enghnot to be able to swim there.The food in Vietnam is so different at least with Chinese food they don't use that much spice and can ay it has a bland taste in fact.

Vietnamese cuisine uses very little oil and many vegetables. The main dishes are often based on rice, soy sauce, and fish sauce. Its characteristic flavors are sweet (sugar), spicy (serrano peppers), sour (lime), nuoc mam (fish sauce), and flavored by a variety of mint and basil. victory in 1975.

In Danang most of the building and houeses have French style sturture as shows colonal time in 18 -19 centuries there.Many shrines and temples have been constructed over the centuries both on the hillsides and in the spectacular natural caves concealed within the hills.