Thiên Mu Pagoda
25 марта 2019 г., Вьетнам ⋅ ⛅ 24 °C
Hue Citadel
25 марта 2019 г., Вьетнам ⋅ ⛅ 24 °C
Massive citadel (perimeter is 10km long) with Imperial palace inside (perimeter only 2.4km long) used by the Nguyen dynasty in the 19th and 20th centuries until abdication in 1945.
Bike Ride in Hue, Vietnam
26 марта 2019 г., Вьетнам ⋅ ⛅ 25 °C
Early morning bike ride alongside rivers near Hue. Very gentle.
Drive from Hue to Hoi An
26 марта 2019 г., Вьетнам ⋅ ☀️ 29 °C
Drive along the coast stopping at the Lap An lagoon before going over the Hai Van pass and then walking up the Water Mountain at Da Nang.
Hoi An
27 марта 2019 г., Вьетнам ⋅ ☀️ 30 °C
Visit to the Japanese Bridge, theatre for dancing and Chinese Temple. A multi cultural town.
My Son
28 марта 2019 г., Вьетнам ⋅ ⛅ 27 °C
First proper archaeology of the trip. The site has a series of Hindu temples built by the Cham people (who lived in this area before it was taken over by the Vietnamese) between the 7th and the 13thЧитать далее
Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon)
29 марта 2019 г., Вьетнам ⋅ ⛅ 33 °C
Quick tour with visit to Reunification Palace, the Post Office (designed by Gustav Eiffel), Notre Dame Cathedral (closed for reconstruction), Opera House, Ho Chi Minh statue and Town Hall.
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Cu Chi Tunnels
30 марта 2019 г., Вьетнам ⋅ ⛅ 30 °C
Drove to the outskirts of Saigon to see the tunnels used by the Viet Cong during the war. Some serious (but understandable) anti-American sentiments.
Mekong Delta Homestay
31 марта 2019 г., Вьетнам ⋅ ⛅ 33 °C
Drove to the delta from Saigon. Then boarded a boat before visiting local craft shop and taking a sampan ride. We did some cooking, preparing our own dinner.
Chau Doc
1 апреля 2019 г., Вьетнам ⋅ 🌧 28 °C
Drive across the Mekong Delta to Chau Doc on the lower Mekong close to the border with Cambodia.
Then a boat trip to see a fish farm (in a houseboat) and a Cham village.
Vietnam Cambodia border
2 апреля 2019 г., Камбоджа ⋅ ☀️ 27 °C
Phnom Penh, Cambodia
2 апреля 2019 г., Камбоджа ⋅ ⛅ 34 °C
Short tour on a tuk-tuk to see some of the sights. More tomorrow.
Royal Palace, Phnom Penh
3 апреля 2019 г., Камбоджа ⋅ ☀️ 29 °C
Walk around the Royal Palace. First the Throne Room, then the Silver Pagoda and surrounding stupas.
Followed by a visit to the Genocide Museum and the Killing Fields. We paid our respects and wereЧитать далее
Tarantula Market
4 апреля 2019 г., Камбоджа ⋅ ⛅ 26 °C
Lots of yummy deep fried creepy-crawlies. Tarantulas, crickets, froglets, silk worms,....
Sambor Prei Kuk
4 апреля 2019 г., Камбоджа ⋅ 🌧 33 °C
Visit to a pre-Angkor Hindu temple complex. Several of the buildings are octagonal which is unique to the site.
Angkor Wat
5 апреля 2019 г., Камбоджа ⋅ ⛅ 29 °C
Very hot day. The buildings are just magnificent with carvings, towers and lots of steps.
Angkor Thom
5 апреля 2019 г., Камбоджа ⋅ ⛅ 30 °C
This is a much bigger complex with several temples and the royal palace. The Bayon temple has 54 towers, each with a big face on each of 4 sides.
Banteay Srei
5 апреля 2019 г., Камбоджа ⋅ 🌧 33 °C
Slightly further away from Angkor Wat is this sandstone temple with very intricate carvings.
ПутешественникI thought sandstone was soft (tho’ possibly not as soft as a sandcastle) ??
Sunrise at Angkor Wat
6 апреля 2019 г., Камбоджа ⋅ ⛅ 25 °C
Up very early to catch the sunrise. Then up to the top level to see more of the temple.
Ta Prohm & Banteay Kdei
6 апреля 2019 г., Камбоджа ⋅ 🌧 31 °C
Ta Prohm is commonly known as Tomb Raider. The trees have taken over the site and have created some amazing shapes.
Banteay Kdei is a very long and narrow set of buildings.
