I decided to go from Saigon to Phnom Penh (Cambodia) through the Mekong Delta. It was interesting to see the houses and businesses on the rivers. After two days we reached Cambodian border.
Three weeks in Vietnam were very hectic for me. The cities were crowded and filled with motorbikes. The people were harassing the tourists most of the time. It would probably have been a better experience if I had visited more of the Vietnamese country side.
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My second flight with Vietnam airlines was from Danang (in the centre of Vietnam) to Saigon (in the south). I spend two rainy days in Saigon, nowadays called Ho Chi Minh City. I went to the War Remnants museum and the Reunification Palace, to soak up some history.
Hué, in the centre of Vietnam, served as a political capital under the 13 emperors of the Nguyen dynasty. Nowadays the tombs of the emperors can be visited. I wandered around at the Citadel (including its forbidden city) and the royal tombs.
I flew from Hanoi to Danang and continued the next day to Hoi An. This pleasant city has a beautiful old town with a few interesting sites a.o. the Japanese Covered Bridge. I stayed in Hoi An for a couple of days.
After being in the mountains for a long time (Thailand, Laos, northern Vietnam), I was in need of some beachtime. I rented a bike and biked to the nearby beaches. In the evenings I had diner at my favourite restaurant: Café des Amis. |
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