Archive for the 'Travel' Category

Vietnam Travel: Ho Chi Minh city – Duc Ba Cathedral

November 26, 2007

Duc Ba Cathedral

Duc Ba Cathedral – vietnamtourism.com

Location: Duc Ba Cathedral is located on Han Thuyen Street, facing down Dong Khoi Street, District 1, Ho Chi Minh City.Characteristic: The resplendent Governor’s Palace, completed in 1875, symbolized the regime’s political power in Asia. And five years later, the [...]

Vietnam Travel: Ho Chi Minh city – Ben Thanh Market

November 26, 2007

Ben Thanh Market

Ben Thanh Market

Location: Ben Thanh Market is situated at the intersection of Le Loi Avenue, Ham Nghi Avenue, Tran Hung Dao Avenue and Le Lai Street, 700m south-west of the Rex Hotel.Characteristics: At first, the market was situated near the Ben Nghe River Dike. [...]

VietnamTravel: Royal Citadel – Hue

November 26, 2007

Hoang Thanh (Royal Citadel) – Hue

Hoang Thanh (Royal Citadel)

The Imperial City is located in the centre of the Citadel where established highest offices of Viet Nam’s feudalism and sanctums honouring the cult of decreased Emperors.

The Citadel, also has a nearly square form, with more than 600m [...]

Vietnam Travel: Thien Mu pagoda

November 26, 2007

Thien Mu Pagoda

Situated on the left bank of the Perfume River is the age-old elegant Thien Mu Pagoda, one of the most beautiful architectural structures in Vietnam. With the outstanding octagonal seven-story tower, it was constructed under the reign of Emperor Thieu Tri in 1844.

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Vietnam Travel: Trang Tien Bridge

November 26, 2007

Trang Tien Bridge

What do you do in the city of Hue after dark? Actually, the former imperial capital offers you more than you’d expect, especially in looking at places lit up in bright lights, including Trang Tien Bridge.

In the late afternoon, many tourists like to [...]

Vietnam Travel: Hoan Kiem

November 26, 2007

Hoan Kiem Lake

Right in the middle of the city of Hanoi, Hoan Kiem Lake, or locally known as bo ho that means ‘the shore of the lake’, is more than the place for morning exercises, leisure and recreation activities. It is the heart and the [...]

Vietnam Travel:HANOI WITH A THOUSAND YEARS OF CULTURE

November 26, 2007

HANOI WITH A THOUSAND YEARS OF CULTURE

HANOI WITH A THOUSAND YEARS OF CULTURE

Thang Long – Hanoi is centre of politics, economics and culture of all country. Thang Long civilization is high of Vietnam civilization. It contains and upgrades mind and soul of Vietnam and from [...]

Vietnam Travel: Hanoi

November 26, 2007

Hanoi Vietnam Information

Map – HaNoi

Vietnam’s most charming city, Hanoi is home to about 4 million people. Less vibrant and more reserved than its cousin to the south, Hanoi is a great place to explore on foot. If Ho Chi Minh City is defined by hustle [...]

Vietnam Travel: Quang Ninh

November 26, 2007

Quang Ninh approves tourism project in Van Don

Van Don Economic Zone in the northern province of Quang Ninh will have a 300-hectare tourism complex worth US$112mil as the provincial government just approved the project last Friday.

Vu Nguyen Nhiem, chairman of the provincial government, told [...]

Vietnam Travel: Food and Drink

November 26, 2007

Com (Grilled green rice)

Com (Grilled green rice)

Every autumn, around September and October, when the cool north-westerly wind brings a cold dew, the sticky rice ears bend themselves into arches waiting for ripe grains because these rice grains are at their fullest and the rice-milk is [...]