Da Nang

Yesterday we caught a flight from Haiphong (near Ha Long Bay) to Da Nang. Da Nang is a city located on the east coastline and has miles of beautiful sandy beaches with a Miami like city vibe.

We arrived late but opted to walk just under an hour from the airport to our hotel, giving us time to take in a bit of the city. Not knowing much about central Vietnamese food, a self proclaimed traditional Da Nang restaurant caught our eye just before crossing the famous Dragon Bridge, so we ate there and the food was delicious. The following morning we woke up to glorious sunshine, so after grabbing some breakfast at a beach bar, we relaxed on My Khe beach for a few hours. My Khe beach was a gorgeous beach; white soft sand, palm trees and clear blue waters, like a warm bath.

In the afternoon, a thunderstorm interrupted us so we thought we'd check out a 3D art Museum that was really impressive! The museum had many different halls and rooms all filled with different themed 3D art. It was so clever how the 2D artwork came to life in a photograph and we had really good fun taking pictures in all the different scenes.

This evening we rode to a night market to sample more Vietnamese cuisine. There was a pancake dish called Banh Xeo, however looking like such tourists we had to be shown how to eat the food with rice paper after clearly having no clue… we didn’t even ask, locals could just tell so stepped in to help.

As we're now back on a scooter we explored the downtown city area near the river and visited the popular Love Bridge and Dragon Bridge. We also witnessed the spectacle of the dragon breathing fire on the bridge. Da Nang is a busy city; the roads are crazy compared to the UK and traffic lights still have little importance. Everyone just rides where they want and junctions consist of a crossover mess of vehicles everywhere. Despite this, it's calmer than the constant madness of Hanoi.Read more