Monday, March 6, 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 14 Saturday Feb 18 2023 - Tam Coc Day-3

Tam Coc Boat Station
Thai Vi Temple (13th Century), Tam Coc 
 

Day 14 Saturday Feb 18 2023 - our group's final day stay in Tam Coc before taking a train ride from Ninh Binh > Hue (17.50 > 05.45). 

1) Complimentary breakfast in Thanh Dat Homestay, Tam Coc Bich Dong - Ninh Hai, Hoa Lu.

2) Early morning walk near our hotel, Tam Coc Boat Station & morning market,


3) My solo visit to Thai Vi Temple, 2km from my hotel; scenic landscape as I walked past the rice fields, lush greeneries, karst mountains, country roads & lakes etc, well worth the efforts I put in for this morning stroll ! 


4) Co Vien Lau Temple, Tam Coc - just a brief stop, pay to enter ! 


5) Cua Quan Temple, Tam Coc


6) Thai Vi Temple, Tam Coc - a sacred ancient temple complex dating to 13th century, surrounded by mountains, with a courtyard & stone arches.


7) Lunch with my wife & travel buddy, KF Wong in Home Town Restaurant, Tam Coc, ordered one sweet & sour pork with rice & 1 plate of fried vege & mushrooms totalled 120,000dong (Rm23.40) 

KM's Delight Sweet & Sour Pork
& Rice 80,000dong (Rm15.60 = US$3.50)
Fried Vege & Mushrooms
40,000dong (Rm8)
KF's Delight Roasted Pork & Rice
90,000dong (Rm17.50)

8) Bought 2 Banh My fried omelette & vege Vietnamese sandwich (takeaway 25,000dong = Rm4.10) to be eaten as a light dinner at the Ninh Binh Train Station prior our overnight train ride departing 17.50 to Hue !  

9) Train ride from Ga Ninh Binh Train Station > Ga Hue Train Station (572km, 17.50 > 05.45) - a 4 beds cabin train ticket online booking Rm210 (US$48); bye bye to our 2 nights wonderful stay in Tam Coc, my 1st visit ! 

Ninh Binh > Hue (579km)

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