Sunday, May 3, 2009

030509 Sunday - Na Trang

I covered most of the places of interest in one day! Na Trang is easy to navigate.


I first started with the Nha Trang Cathedral, Located on a hill overlooking the city, the cathedral shows the influence of French Catholicism. It's a Quaint, free and quick sight to see follow by Long Son temple, at this temple, you will see a 79 ft. tall white Buddha PAgoda. The pagoda was established in 1963 to honour the monks and nuns who died demonstrating against the Diem government.

Lastly, Po Nagar Cham Towers, These towers were built by the Cham civilization between the 7th and 12th century to honor Yang Ino Po Ngar, mother of the kingdom. The local Buddhists of Nha Trang occupied this place for prayers and worshipping, and there are many incense lighted giving the place an interesting aroma. The Po Ngar Kalan is a very glorified structure with amazing architectures filled with stunning colors.

After my sight-seeing, nothing completes without some bargain thus I walk to the Cho Dam Market, a popular destination for tourists. A pity I didn’t see anything that fancy me! ;)

Since my hotel is near to Tran Phu, a beach which is consider as the backbone of the city, I took a stroll accompanied by a pleasant waterfront promenade, palm trees and the nearly 6km of beach before I head for my dinner, a small little vegetarian stall. The soup noodle sure tastes good! What a rewarding day indeed!

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