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Off from Quy Nhon to the railway station in Dieu Tri. The cab-driver had
made a hole in the tint to see better through the window. He had
two nice dogs in his window.
Dieu Tri railway station. |
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The train tables for the trains going North to Hanoi and South to Saigon.
We got a shower while waiting for the train. |
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The approaching train from the
North. In between trains going North and South.
We hopped on the train going South to Nha Trang.
Things to do in Nha Trang. |
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On the train, one passenger brought
this fragile flower with him. Difficult to transport.
A lady reads a man's magazine. |
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She had this lovely girl with her.
At Nha Trang railway station we bought tickets
for births for our 8 hours train ride to Saigon in 3 days' time.
In the evening, we arrived at Dendro hotel. This is the pool at the 16th
floor. Only 9 meters long.
Pictures can be misleading. |
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The view from our room.
The restaurant was OK. A lot of Russians in this hotel. But they are better
behaved than in Thailand. |
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The sea with the pool next door.
Not in use. The pool at the 16th
floor wasn't much. Only 9 meters. You cannot get any exercise out of that. |
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Geir is getting dressed before
going out to town. We decided to go to the
Po Nagar Cham Towers from the 7th century. Martin seen here. |
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A very original rubbish been in the
complex. And a video
showing what Martin saw. Typical South-East Asia
ruins. |
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You had various altars
where the Buddhist could pray. Just take off
your shoes and caps. |
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They were nice.
There were a lot of seafood on the streets. Here is rock lobsters. In Latin
it is
Panulirus versicolor. |
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A lady chopping up
chive for the food she is serving. Geir and
Martin had a beer stop before getting to our destination, the
Lac Canh Restaurant. |
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Martin paying the bill.
The Vietnamese don't have coins, only bills, the smallest one worth US 0,01.
Crossing the bridge back to the town.
It was a big rock in the middle of the harbor. |
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The street where the
Lac Canh Restaurant is situated. Nr. 44.
Martin in the restaurant. |
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You cook the food on
the table. No vegetables, just chicken and pork.
Nice meal and cheap beers. US $ 0,40 for 450 ml of local beers. Geir
appreciate it. |
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Outside the
Lac Canh Restaurant. The waiter took the
pictures with some trouble. A close-up of
Geir and Martin outside the
Lac Canh Restaurant. |
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Out waiter battling
with taking the photos. He is not used to the various cameras. |
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Feb 10th was
our last day in Nha Trang. We visited the French
cathedral that was closed. But Martin took
a video.
Lai is a popular name in Vietnam. |
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We also visited the
Long Thanh Gallery.
These is his diplomas. |
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He parked his old
scooter in the middle of one of the exhibition rooms.
All his pictures were in black and white. |
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Shredded fish were
dried in the streets. Not very hygienic though.
After the gallery, Martin and Geir had a beer at the roadside. |
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Geir decided to have
his beard trimmed. It worked well.
Then off to
Long Son Pagoda with the resting Buddha. |
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They had some rules.
Watch the video.
Inside the temple they had these lovely altars. |
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The altars were on two
different levels. This is the higher level. |
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Time is called for
prayers. Martin got some incense to burn. |
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Geir up to the sleeping
Buddha. Big he was. |
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Here is Buddha up
close. Off to the |
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The restaurant pond.
The restaurant was in the middle of rice fields. |
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An antique motor bike
had a prominent place. As did this rickety
bridge over the pond. |
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One local dared to
cross it. The main entrance of the restaurant.
We had a beef sweet and sour. It was a disappointment. No beef, only
indelible sinew. Not very appetizing nor nice. |
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Back to town we passed
more rice fields. In the evening, time for some
nice sea food. This was Martin's. |
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Geir and Martin had fun
with the beers.
At a bar we got frozen glasses for the first
time. Geir appreciate it. |
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