Travellers Nest Hostel, Da Nang, day 3

it's another boiling hot day in Da Nang, but another day sitting on the beach is out the question, so we decide to work off some of the noodles by climbing one of the marble mountains. it is called a mountain, and the sound of an elevator being needed to lift you to the top adds to the daunting feeling we have at the prospect ahead of us, but in reality it's a few steps. The mountain/hill/rock is covered with various temples and statues and caves to look at on the way to the highest peak, which offers wonderful views of the city and the coast. The final cave in particular is breathtaking, with a large statue of Buddha being shone on by the Sun making it's way through a small hole in the top.
After that we walk back down and head to the beach to cool off. Unfortunately the Sun has gone behind the clouds that now seem to cover the sky so we don't stay long.
An eventful day, so we plan on a quiet night. Heading towards a restaurant a Vietnamese man on a bike tries to grab Am's bag from her shoulder. It's quite scary, and happens so quickly, but luckily Amy has a good grip on it and he soon realises he has picked a fight on the wrong person. It's an awful thing to happen, but as nothing was stolen we can later laugh at the look of terror on his face as he drove off, barely managing to keep on his moped.
We walk for what seems like miles trying to find anywhere selling beer of vegetarian food, and we settle on a Mexican place which turns out to be very tasty.
Tomorrow we go to Hoi An, and while Da Nang has lovely beaches, we are more then ready to move.Read more