The other side of town

After breakfast, and a quick Skype with Jeff, we headed off over the Dragon Bridge again to use the ATM, and do some more walking! This time, we turned left instead of right (which is into the downtown area), and discovered more about Da Nang. We walked past another market with beautiful displays of fruit, some ducks ambling along the road, and fishermen on the River Han. When we got across the Dragon Bridge, we walked along the promenade into a park dedicated from all of the countries participating in the APEC (Asian Pacific Economic Cooperation) in 2017, had a great view of the Cau Tran Thi Ly bridge and saw a lovely sculpture of children walking across a tree trunk! Walked past the City Court House, and the September 2nd Monument declaring the independence of Vietnam. The Vietnamese people are so friendly and welcoming, waving at us from their motorbikes and even inviting Dave to join a group of them in their card game!

We went to have a look at the huge Ferris wheel which is part of the Sun World amusement park, which is also huge! It is part of a whole festival area, where there are colourful displays, one signifying the new year - Year of the Rat - and beautiful flower and umbrella arrangements lining the street. Alongside the Cau Tran Thi Ly bridge is a pedestrian bridge, which was actually the original vehicle bridge until the new one was built.

We got back to the hotel after our long walk, and decided to go for a bike ride. Our hotel offers free bikes, so off we went to explore along the promenade next to the ocean. We rode about 4 kms, passing lots of resorts and restaurants along the way, stopped for lunch at the half way point, then went back to change for a few hours at the beach this afternoon. Dave was curious about some of the fishermen along the water’s edge, so walked down to investigate. They had big sticks with long nets attached which they swept along the floor of the ocean to catch tiny snails! There must have been thousands in each net, and Dave discovered they are a bit of a delicacy that the fishermen sell - hmmm, that’s a pass for me!! 😳🤣

We freshened up and went out for dinner, then returned to the hotel to do a bit of packing in preparation for our next adventure - we’re off to Nah Trang tomorrow which is just over an hour south of here by plane. Stay tuned! 😉Meer informatie