Truong Son Cemetery, Vietnam

If you're wondering what things to do in vietnam , and where to start, Vietnam center is a good destination for your starting. The cemetery is located on a hill surrounded by eight hills like an eight-petal flower in Vinh Truong Commune, Gio Linh District, Quang Tri Province, close to Road No15, 25km northwest of Dong Ha Town. It is 106 ha in area. The main part, 40 ha, houses 10,263 tombs of fallen soldiers and is divided into 24 smaller sections which are categorized according to localities.

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This part is located in 6 hills, and the memorial monument is situated on the highest hill. The Memorial of the Nation to Soldiers’ Sacrifices has three sides representing the three Indo-Chinese countries leaning on each other to fight the enemy. Between sections 4 and 5 is a group of monuments in memory of the heroism of Battalion 559 and Vietnam-Laos solidarity.

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The cemetery is the resting-place of soldiers who fell on the Ho Chi Minh Trail, which has become part of the history of anti-American war, and in battlefields in the Central part of the country. This is the biggest, highly artistic memorial site showing the people deep sorrow, gratitude and respect for those who have sacrificed their lives for the liberation of the nation. Every year, it welcomes thousands of visitors from around the country. Many foreigners have crossed thousands of miles to visit it. Truong SonCemetery is 25km north of Dong Ha Town, 9km south of the Ben Hai River.

The cemetery was built on several low lying hills in Truong Son Village, Gio Linh District. It is a memorial to the Vietnamese soldiers, who lost their lives in the struggle for national liberation and independence.

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Enjoy Danang Food

On the first trip to danang vietnam  , we worked out a plan from scratch, an extremely detailed plan outlining beaches to spend our time in the sun, home-stays, and last but not least, the must-try foods. 

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That plan we always feel grateful later that had us a fulfilled and memorable trip. Young people travel on tight budget. We were no exception and made a lot of online register and reservation in advance. Thanks to that we saved 25% of the expenses in comparison with that of a tour service provided by a tourism agency plus we were free and flexible to go where the crowds are and where the food is strongly recommended. If you go on a tour in which you have a tour guide and accompanied by a bunch of middle-aged people, you know you are going to have your lunch and dinner at “random” restaurants, who pays the travel agency a commission for customer introduction. At those restaurants, you can barely enjoy the genuine taste of local dishes or, more unfortunately, the meal you are being served is not much different from that is served in a restaurant in your home town. That would be a huge disappointment since Da Nang can offer you more than just spectacular city views, stunning, blue-watered beaches. Da Nang cuisines are plentiful in number, abundant and plays a significant, special role in Vietnamese cuisines.  It cuisine was heavily influenced by Hue and Quang Nam cuisines, which has the royal impacts and somehow delicate, hard to execute by home cooks.Different types of cake in Da nang

We got off the plane late at night and decided. Somebody was talking about quickly reaching our homestay, satisfying our stomach with couples of instant noodle packs then go straight to bed. “Are you kidding? We are not wasting any chance to taste the food here!”. I am quite sure others share the same feelings of excitement to explore with me. We got rid of the suitcases, left them in our rooms and went searching for the very first food experience in the food paradise of Da Nang. 10pm, some big restaurants had already closed but foodstalls were crowded with late-night eaters. 5 of us request 5 different types of rice with chicken so we could give all 5 dishes a try in a circle. The food never tasted that good. We were so hungry but later agree that the best rice with chicken was found in “Com ga Ba Buoi” restaurant, which went into business in 1950s.

Com ga Ba Buoi

We had our first day ended with full and happy stomach. 5 days later spent in Da Nang were a real treat to our bulimia. Every popular seafood restaurant, specialties food in the city and suburbs area, you name it we tried it! Quang noodles, Banh trang cuon thit heo, Ba Duong pancako, Banh Beo, Banh Bot Loc, mussel rice… We struggled to sneak dishes in our trips to Hoi An Old Quarter, Son Tra peninsula, Han river bridge. We had our third breakfast as all vegetarians with meat-free Quang noodle since that day was a traditional vegetarian day.

The food was amazing, yet we had other activities that I wish  I have second chances to experience again.

We spent about one hour on a ship to reach Cu Lao Cham. Put on the neon life-vest and goggles, we jumped into the green and cool water with the warning of being stung by some jellyfish. The little pet hate was totally outweighed when we laid our equipped eyes on the dark green enormous coral reef under us. The swimming session stole a huge amount of calories and made us absolutely dig in our  meal awaiting on the tables near the sunny beach.

Spectacular view of Cu Lao Cham

If you want to taste the best seafood, I recommend you go to Lang Co Province in Hue. We had a beautiful meal loaded with fresh crabs, fried shrimps and seafood hot pots there.

In order to obtain the real freedom of genuine travellers, we hired a couple of motorbikes and explore the land within our ability to read the map. Sometimes we got lost and went up a real steep mountain pass. The way down scared us but the adventurous feeling had us overwhelmed.

The trip leaves beautiful memories in our mind. Some places were missed from the agenda, but we made a promise to come back the beautiful city again to fulfil every highlighted destination. No wonder Da Nang is one of the cities that worth living and visiting in Vietnam.

The second time going to Da Nang with my family, I had the opportunity to cover Bana Hills destination since we spent 6 days there with a group of other tourists. Bana Hill is definitely a destination worth visiting for ones who love to experience the high quality and modern entertainment.

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Climb Marble Mountains in Danang

Situated in the south and 9km from danang vietnam city center , the superb mountains also known as Les montagnes de marbre (name given by the French colonist in the late 19^th century) are the cluster of limestone and marble.

Among five marbles, Thuy Son, Water Mountain, stands out as the highest one and attracts a great deal of tourists come and climbing upon its magnificient observatory spots: the Riverview Tower or Vong Giang Tower. The building credit of those towers come to Minh Mang Emperor. Vong Giang tower and Riverview Tower provide a amazing view to Kim Son Metal Mountain, Truong Giang, Cam Le rivers and fantastic beachfront area.

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In addition to mountains, you can found a load of caves in the zone, for instance, Hoa Nghiem, Huyen Khong, Linh Nham, Lang Hu, Van Thong, Thien Long, Ban Co, Tang Chan, Chiem Thanh, Vong Hai Dai, Vong Giang Dai; and some Buddist temples. To name a few:  Tam Thai, Tam Ton, Linh Ung,…

Buddist temple inside a cave in Ngu Hanh Son (Marble Mountains)

The mountains site are the neighbour to a blue-watered and white-sanded beach, where you can lie down in the sun and relax your body after hours of climbing.

Non Nuoc coast

Before channeling your effort into climbing the splendid mountains, you can make a stop at the Non Nuoc village and make tour around for souvenir since the village is famous for creating stone sculptures and handicrafts. The arts and crafts produced ranges from beautiful little things such as earrings, necklaces, vases to bulky Budda, Lady Buddha statues. The materials of the products used to be directly exploited from  the Marble Mountains. However, for preservative purpose, the materials are now extracted and transported from neighboring provinces including Quang Nam and Thanh Hoa.

Non Nuoc, stone sculptures village

Find the site worth your visit? If you stay at Hoi An, it is 20km from your town so you can grab a taxi or motorbike taxi, which takes about 25 mins to reach the site.

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Binh Dinh province – the land of spiritual masterpiece

Binh Dinh province – the land of spiritual masterpiece, is places to visit in vietnam

Ghenh Rang Beauty Spot

Situated about 3 kilometers far from the city center to the southeast,  Ghenh Rang comforts the visitors with its gorgeous natural artwork of nature with mountains, forests, beaches and islands and become the most beautiful sites of Binh Dinh.

Ghenh Rang has 35 hectares of area. The path to Ghenh Rang is tricky with wild flowers growing low clinging to tourists. On the northeast of this beauty spot is a blue ocean covering the white sand banks and a stunning view. This is a fantastic place for the bathers in search of relaxation.

From the view on the top of the mountain, you will see the majestic picture of the beach and survey great distances of natural beauty. Ghenh Rang also leaves the visitors the feel of compassion for the tragic life of the talented poet – Han Mac Tu above the hillside.

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Duong Long Tower

Binh Dinh was probably one of the places where the Cham first arrived in vietnam. Duong Long tower is a historical relic that witnesses the flourishing time of Cham Pa civilization in the 12^th to 13^th century. The tower still remains its imposing and grandiose beauty through the impacts of time.

The towers consist of three spires: the centre with 24 meters in height, the two towers on either side with 22 meters. Visitors will be impressed not only by its height but also by its design throughout the complex. The bodies of the towers were made with bricks and the corners were grafted from skillfully carved large stone blocks. The upper half of the towers are large stone blocks overlap each other precisely and carved with bird genies, bats, eagles. The main door faces east towards the Sun.

Ham Ho Ecological Tourism Park

The tourists will have a chance to watch the spectacular beauty of the land of the spiritual masterpiece when visiting Ham Ho.

Located 55 kilometers in the northwest of Quy Nhon city, Ham Ho is one of the tourist attractions that you should not miss when traveling to Binh Dinh. This place is the continuous strips of stairways including streams, waterfalls, lakes, rivers –  the downstream part of the Kut River, surrounded by mighty mountains. You must spend at least one day to discover all the interesting destinations at Ham Ho such as Hon Bong, Hon Chuong and Ham Ho dam.

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Quy Nhon is Fantastic places in Vietnam

The charming coastal city has been endowed with the beautiful natural landscapes, interesting cultural destinations, and attractive dishes.

Most likely, stunning sceneries and seafood are highly appreciated in the nice coastal city.

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Fantastic places in Quy Nhon

From Noi Bai international airport, hanoi or Tan Son Nhat airport, Ho Chi Minh City, travelers take a flight straight to Phu Cat airport, Phu Cat district, Binh Dinh province. On Highway 1A, go by cars about 20km to come the beautiful city of Quy Nhon.

On the way to Quy Nhon, along Highway 1A, tourists can visit Banh It Tower. The special tower has existed for nearly 1,000 years and is one of the vestiges of the Champa culture.

Banh It Tower in Quy Nhon

Moving on to the heart of the city, Thi Nai is the largest lagoon of Binh Dinh with a width of 5,000 hectares; however, a small part of the lagoon is used as a port (Quy Nhon Port). Thi Nai Lagoon is the only place providing unique seafood in Quy Nhon.

Thi Nai Lagoon, Quy Nhon

From the city center, moving toward the northeast, and crossing over the long bridge spanning Thi Nai Lagoon, visitors will come to Eo Gio in Bac hamlet, Ly Luong village, Nhon Ly district. Eo Gio is surrounded by high rocky mountains with different shapes embracing the Strait.

A part of Eo Gio, view from a height

When traveling to the southeast of the city, tourists should not miss two other famous places, Ghenh Rang and Han Mac Tu tomb, which is about 3 km from the city center.

Ghenh Rang, Quy Nhon

Next to Ghenh Rang are a lot of sandy and rocky beaches like Dai beach, Bang beach, Rang beach, etc. They are the preferred resting places of the local people in the weekend.

Unforgettable delicious dishes

Besides a beautiful scenery, food in Quy Nhon also plays an important role in drawing the attention of tourists. The first one to mention is Huynh De crabs. In spring, this species is the most popular, especially on Sa Huynh beach with blue water and golden sandy bottom.

Huynh De Crabs, Quy Nhon

Apart from Huynh De crabs, most of the other seafood provided by the local fishermen in Quy Nhon are also worth trying. It’s so fresh and delicious. The best time to enjoy Quy Nhon seafood is at night in the popular restaurants on Xuan Dieu street.

Besides Huynh De crabs, Bun Cha Ca – Sua (Rice noodles with fishes and jellyfishes) is one of the most popular specialties in Quy Nhon that visitors should not ignore. This special dish is entirely made from fresh fish by the traditional recipes. Its broth is cooked from fish bones and fish heads making the unforgettable sweet taste.

Bun Cha Ca – Sua, Quy Nhon

In addition, it’s great to eat seafood and drink Bau Da wine together, the wine which is famous for the strong and unique flavors. Also, Quy Nhon features many other traditional dishes that visitors can buy as gifts such as It cakes, nem cho huyen or tre.

The beautiful natural scenery, unique local culture, and amazing food all make Quy Nhon an attractive tourist destination of Western tourists.

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