Showing posts with label South Vietnam. Show all posts
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Wednesday, March 6, 2013

Introducing Vung Tau

Vung Tau and Big Mountain as seen from Small Mountain


"Front Beach"

Vung Tau drones with bass-thumping action on the weekends as visitors from HCMC motor into town; weekdays, however, are blissfully dead. Vung Tau’s beaches are easily reached from HCMC, making them a favourite of that city’s residents since French colonists first began coming here around 1890.

The beaches here aren’t Vietnam’s best, nor is the water pristine due to pollution from oil-drilling, but Vung Tau is an easy, fast beach foray out of HCMC. Beachgoers looking for a tropical-holiday feel might do better making the three-hour trip to beautiful Mui Ne Beach.Known under the French as Cap St Jacques – so-named by Portuguese mariners in honour of their patron saint – Vung Tau is a commercialised beach resort on a peninsula jutting into the South China Sea, about 128km southeast of HCMC (via Bien Hoa). The business of oil-drilling here means the azure horizon is marred by frequent oil tankers, and the population flecked with joy-seeking expats.



Can Tho tourism

Known for the unique ancient architecture, along with many floating markets on river, Can Tho seems like small city but it makes foreigners who come here full of eager, interesting local culture, and delicious dishes typical of Southern people.
Morning on the river in Can Tho
On Friday, Tho as a combination of a series of cafes with colorful eye-catching. Try into Roma Coffee shop located on Nguyen Viet Hong, Can Tho, you will see a strange feel to the décor, like the Roman era.
If you do not want, you can go to "Le Club 8" look so beautyful from outside. Inside, the ceiling is painted blue which has many clouds and fake windows and candles bring a sense of of space, airy.
Tho not far from Cambodia, many ethnic Khmer have come here to build their families. So that Tho has a lots temple Khmer such as the church Munirangsyaram on the town of Hoa Binh, Quang Duc Buddhist temple on Quang Duc street. The temple monk Quang Duc very hospitality, They are ready to take you visit the temple. These are interesting places for tourists who are familiar with the artifacts in the ancient temples of Angkor, Cambodia.
A cake in Can Tho
At dinner, you can try the grilled squid, grilled shrimp in a restaurant near Quang Duc Pagoda. In here, you can also eat other things such as beef skewer grilled or sea food.
On Saturday. You should get up early to visit the Cai Rang floating market, and you will have to be on the river at 6am to see the activities going on in the market. You can buy some fruit or something else from the store on local's  boat.
A Fair in Can Tho