Wednesday, March 1, 2023

Vietnam (Post Covid-19 Overseas Visit No 3 - My 20 days in Hanoi, Sapa, Lao Cai, Haiphong, Tam Coc, Hue, Danang & Hoi An, Vietnam) Day 17 Tuesday Feb 21 2023 - Danang Day-1

Dragon Bridge, Danang
DHC Marina, Danang
Cho Dem Son Tra Night Market
Danang

Travel itinerary (4 days): Hue > Danang > Hoi An > Danang > Ba Na Hills Resort > Danang > Danang Airport T2 > KLIA 2, Malaysia 

Total costs incurred (4 days 3 nights): Rm518 (US$118) per pax
  • Hotel (3 nights): Rm80.60 per pax
  • Bus (Hue > Danang): 170,000dong = Rm33.15 per pax
  • Grab Car 4 Seater (Danang > Hoi An > Danang): Rm79 per pax
  • Grab Car 7 Seater (Hotel > Danang Airport): Rm4 per pax
  • Day Tour Package (Ba Na Hills): 1,038,000dong =Rm202
  • Food: 603,500dong = R117 per pax
  • Sundries: Rm2 per pax 

Day 17 Tuesday Feb 21 2023 - Hue, Vietnam

1) Breakfast in a local Vietnamese restaurant nearby our hotel in Hue prior to boarding a sleeper bus from our hotel to Danang (104km, 2hrs) for a 3 nights stay & our last city of hotel accommodation in Vietnam; savouring a bowl of pork & chicken rice vermicelli 40,000dong (Rm7.80). 

2) Sleeper bus ride (09.00 > 11.00) from Hue > Danang, bus ticket price 17,000dong (Rm33)


Day 17 Tuesday Feb 21 2023 - Danang, Vietnam 

Danang, Vietnam - a coastal city in central Vietnam, known for its sandy beaches & history as a French colonial port, a popular base for visiting the inland Ba Na Hills to the west of the city, the hillside of Hai Van Pass has views of Danang City Bay & the Marble Mountains, these 5 limestone outcrops are topped with pagodas & hide caves containing Buddhist shrines. My last visit to Danang was in Jan 2014 !

1) My 3 nights accommodation in Centre Hotel, 18-20, Pham Phu Thu, Hai Chau, Danang - spacious room, ideally located near Han Market, room tariff (twin sharing) online booking Rm53.70 per night @Rm26.85 per pax.  


2) Walkabout in Danang city centre near Han Market (within walking distance from Hotel Centre)


3) Chua Long Tho Temple, Danang


3) Waterfront Area, Danang - a 50 metre walk from Centre Hotel ! 


4) Han River Bridge, Danang - 201 metres long, built in 1997 & officially opened in 2000. 

5) Dragon Bridge, Danang - 666 metres long, built in 2009 & completed in 2013, every Saturday & Sunday at 9pm, the dragon breathes fire & water each for a minute or two ! No luch for our group to witness this sight as our visit was during the weekdays. 


6) Cho Han Supermarket by Day & Night, Danang - the entrance & outskirts of Cho Han are a bustling market place with florists, fruit & vegetables traders , pharmacies & jewellers. 

7) Lunch in Bun Xuong 89 Restaurant, Danang - savoured a bowl of pork rib rice vermicelli soup 50,000dong (Rm9.75) quite similar to Malaysian Cantonese style noodle soup so a real treat to each of my travel buddy .... 

Pork Rib Rice Vermicelli Soup
50,000dong (Rm9.75)

8) My Dinner (takeaway): Vietnamese sandwich 29,000dong (Rm5.70) eaten in hotel room ! 


9) Danang by Night - an evening stroll with my travel buddies, Thompson & wife to Dragon Bridge, Marina & Cho Dem Son Tra Night Market area before retiring for bed ! Pleasant weather & scenic view ! 


10) Dragon Bridge by Night, Danang


11) DHC Marina, Danang - lively waterside hangout with casual dining, shops & a landmark statute of a carp becoming a dragon. 


12) Cho Dem Son Tra Night Market, Danang - cool hub of street food vendors in a small venue decorated with paper lanterns, near to DHC Marina so you could enjoy the local Vietnamese street food & a jar of cool beer & rest your feet here ! 


13) Lamborghini Club, Danang


14) Chua Tan Ninh Temple, Danang 


15) Danang CathedralDanang - built in 1923, this Gothic-style pink church in the Danang city centre has a weatherclock-topped steeple. 

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