Day 57: Bus Around Nha Trang

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Our last day in Nha Trang was full of adventure and beauty. We woke up and took bus number 4 north towards the Po Nagar Cham Towers for 3,000 Dong or 15¢. On both Chinese and Vietnamese buses there are two employees working the bus. The first is, of course, the driver. The second is

Dia 57: Recorriendo Nha Trang en Bus

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Nos levantamos temprano y decidimos ir a las Po Nagar Cham towers. Construidas por la gente de Cham, las torres veneran a la diosa Yang Ino Po Nagar quien le enseño a los ancestros a cultivar la tierra. Por 25 centavos de dolar el bus 4 nos dejo al frente del templo dandonos la oportunidad de caminar alrededor y admirar el paisaje. Las construcciones estan increiblememte conservadas y

Day 56: Finding Vietnam in Nha Trang

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Nha Trang has no doubt stretched and morphed it’s industry and attitude to satisfy the need and desires of the two week tourist. A tourist more interested in diving, drinking, and happy endings than Vietnam, it’s people, or it’s food. My family moved to Cancun, Mexico in the late 80’s. Together we saw Cancun change from a quaint beach town in Mexico with a handful of hotels and bars to a tourism and Spring Break mecca no different than Miami Beach or South Padre Island. Having seen and lived through the

Dia 56: Mas Playa

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De nuevo nos levantamos temprano y caminamos a la playa que esta muy cerca de nuestro hotel. Para disfrutar y poder nadar juntos nos llevamos solo una toalla cada uno y volvimos a alquilar las mismas camitas del dia anterior. Hoy el agua estaba mas cristalina que ayer, el dia con mas nubes y un poco mas de brisa, perfecto para estar en la playa todo el dia. Vimos el atardecer con el resto de la gente de Nha Trang mientras el cielo se tornaba purpura y el agua oscurecia…

Day 55: Nha Trang at Sunrise

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We arrived in Nha Trang at 6:00 AM just 3 blocks away from our hotel. We followed our direcitons “2nd right, 1st left” down the quiet, morning streets of downtown. Too early to check-in, we dropped of our packs at the hotel’s reception and walked around town to scout out some landmarks for later on. We quickly found Nha Trang’s beautiful beach lined with palm trees, palapas, and deck chairs. A boardwalk  runs parallel to the

Dia 55: Nha Trang Amaneciendo

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Llegamos a las 6 de la mañana a Nha Trang, para nuestra suerte el hostal estaba cerca de donde nos dejo el bus, asi que caminamos por las calles silenciosas y lo encontramos rapido. Dejamos las maletas en la recepcion y nos fuimos a caminar mientras esperabamos que nos tuvieran el cuarto listo. La primera parada fue la playa, y vimos a toda la gente de la ciuadad nadar con flotadores y desayunar en la arena bajo los primeros rayos de sol del dia.  Al igual que Hoi An la gente prefiere

Day 54: Open Bus to Nha Trang

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We spent the afternoon walking around Hoian taking photos. We boarded the bus to Nha Thrang at 6:00 PM. As expected, the toilet was padlocked shut, but to our surprise the bus was empty so we had plenty of space to stretch. Our first stop was at 9:00 PM. The bus pulled off the highway to refuel giving us an opportunity to stock up on salty carbohydrates. The second stop was near midnight at a traveler’s restaurant right off of highway 1; Vietnam’s main highway running from Hanoi to Saigon. Customers shared red, plastic tables and ate thin egg noodles with shrimp and fried fish. The walls of the restaurant were decorated with large mason jars full of whine whiskey and decomposed reptiles. The largest jars were host to

Dia 54: Open Bus a Nha Trang

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Nos despedimos de Hoi An en la tarde, caminamos por el corazon de la ciudad, devolvimos nuestras bicicletas y le dimos un adios a la señora que no las alquilo por 10 dias. A las 6 de la tarde nos montamos al bus, al igual que el anterior este tenia el baño dañado y las mismos asienticos incomodos. Solo que esta vez no tome nada de agua en 12 horas y solo habian como 10 personas en el bus, dandonos a Graeson y a mi espacio atras para dormir un poco mas comodos. Llegamos al otro dia a Nha Trang a las 6 de la manaña.