Paul and Mary and Mary headed out before breakfast to take a stroll back down to the old town to see the canal and river front by day.
We caught the early morning vegetable market where it looked like locals and shop keepers were buying their produce for the day.
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The canal front was lovely but not nearly as magical as the night before. and we spent a little time on the far side of the river.
The canal front was lovely but not nearly as magical as the night before. and we spent a little time on the far side of the river.
As early as it was, it was still very hot and humid so we didn’t stay too long. So it was back to the hotel for another shower and a late breakfast. We then drove to Da Nang where our first stop was the Marble
Mountain. There were great views of Da
Nang from the mountain.
We took the elevator up and walked the area where we saw lots of flowers.
At the top of Marble Mountain were temples and lovely gardens.
Big find was the Cave Temple, built into a natural grotto in the mountain.
Incense was being burned at the temples, which filled the
cave with smoke. The sun’s rays were
just right and could be seen beaming down into the cave. It was pretty magical.
At the top of Marble Mountain were temples and lovely gardens.
Big find was the Cave Temple, built into a natural grotto in the mountain.
On our drive to Hue we had a rest stop at a stone carving
shop where one could buy all manner of stone items. We did a lot of window shopping but no one
bought anything.
Along the way we also made a stop at China Beach. This very long and beautiful beach was used
for R&R by the American soldiers during the Vietnam War.
On our drive to the Cham museum on Da Nang we crossed the
Dragon Bridge. The bridge support arches are golden arches that undulate across the river, beginning with a
giant dragon head and ending with the tail.
Apparently they close the bridge at nights on the weekend for fire-works
that include flames coming out of the dragon’s mouth. Even in day time it is a lovely and
impressive bridge.
The Da Nang Museum of Cham is a collection of sculptures and
artifacts from the Champa Kingdom that flourished in Vietnam from the 6th
to the 18th centuries.
After visiting the museum it was off to finish our road trip
to Hue (pronounced hway). A good bit of the trip took us along the ocean.
There were also plenty of mountains...
and we also traveled along a large lake where we saw many buildings on stilts in the lakes...
as well as fishing boats and giant fishing nets.
And then we hit the airport for a flight to Hue.
There were also plenty of mountains...
and we also traveled along a large lake where we saw many buildings on stilts in the lakes...
as well as fishing boats and giant fishing nets.
And then we hit the airport for a flight to Hue.
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