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January 8 Relaxing in Da Nang January 9 Sight-seeing in Da Nang January 10 Hoi An January 11 Lazy day Any questions ? |
Lovely breakfast. Tim to take a
trip. First, snowy pictures from Norway.
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MartinK is back in Westwood from Czech. This is what met him. Minus 6 and light snow. Therefore Martin prefers the warm countries like South Africa, Thailand and Vietnam. |
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Martin garden in Norway in the afternoon, dark, -6 and a little bit of snow. That's the reason Martin prefers Vietnam. Nice, warm weather and able to swim outdoors. | ||
The hotel next door has been closed
for a year and nothing maintained so the pool are all grown over. Ready to travel on our day-trip. Details above. |
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Here is the complex with everything laid out.
We went to the complex of the Lady Madonna just outside Da Nang. Some rules for visitors. |
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The Lady herself. Martin and ViAnh at the base. |
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A little details on one of the
statues. They are playing checkers. The courtyard. |
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A prayer moment. Behind the altar. |
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Another temple in the distance. The temple gate. |
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Off to the pass outside
the town. On the top before going down on the other side of the pass. |
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Unfortunately, it was
rather misty. June and Martin on the top. |
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Greenery along the
road. The monument over something or other. |
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Some old
fortifications. An overview of the buildings. ViAnh and Martin. |
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ViAnh in her dress from
Sapa. Having a beer, Martin saw this funny plant from a pot. |
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Lot of nice pot plants
along the fence of the restaurant. Original table, made from an old car tire. |
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June and Martin having
fun. A monument of sorts. |
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Nice place to relax. On the way back, a monument over Vietnamese killed in a skirmish with the French in 1947. |
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Martin and ViAnh at the waterfall close by.
Martin and ViAnh. A sign saying that it is a turnoff the road if you lost your brakes. |
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The waterfall next to
the monument. This is for cars or trucks having lost their brakes. The can run into this gravel and will stop almost immediately. |
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Off to Marble hill
South of Town All 3 gathered for a change. |
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There is a nice lift
taking you to the top. ViAnh and Grandma June. |
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View from the top. Place for incense. |
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Martin's favorite
Buddha figure. Happy, big and fat. June giving a prayer of sorts. |
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Lovely crystal ball. ViAnh and Martin having a rest. |
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The swastika a Buddhist
symbol. Another temple entrance in the mountains. |
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Rules of behavior.
Martin crawling up the stairs. Hard work for an old man. |
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Looking out over town
and lot of sculptures in the side of the mountain. Final view from the top. |
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Fancy building in the
middle of Da Nang. Off to Madam Lan's restaurant. A lovely place recommended by the reception. We went there 3 times during our stay. Really good. This is what impressed Martin. Infinity pool, accurately made outside. Very impressive. |
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Martin's beers with the
pool in the background. Martin is happy with his beers. |
On Monday January 10th, it was time for
trip to Hoi An and its historical sites.
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