it's about 82 degrees, the sky is overcast, and we are officially in the south. we arrived nha trang yesterday morning at about 7am after a 10 hour overnight bus trip. vietnamese bus travel doesn't seem nearly as death-defying when you sleep through the ride. nha trang is on of the more popular beach destinations in vietnam and we felt it would suit us perfectly to ring in the new year. it ain't hamoa beach, but we realize we're somewhat spoiled after living in hana, maui for the last 3 years. nonetheless, it's still quite beautiful and relaxing - which is exactly what we plan to do over the next few days. although far from exciting, here's a recap of our last day of 2007:
7am - arrival and checked in to an hoa hotel @ 176,000 dong ($11.00) per night - complete with wifi, satellite tv with the cartoon channel, and an ocean view from the balcony.
7am to noon - sleep
noon to 2pm - relaxed in a cafe with fruit smoothies and a lunch of fried calamari, grilled eggplant, steamed rice, and fruit.
2pm to 4pm - leisure walk and chilled out along the beach front.
4pm to 5pm - searched to find a mini-mart then bought shampoo, toothpaste, deoderant, yoghurt, pringles, orangina, and tiger beer.
5pm to 7pm - relaxed and read in the room.
7pm to 8:30pm - had a 1.5 hour tandem (4 hand) vietnamese massage - fantastic!
8:30pm to 10:30pm - had a nice dinner at a fancy restaurant and ate excellent soft-shell blue crabs
10:30pm to midnight - relocated to an even fancier beach-front club for coffee and dessert @ $12.00 USD - outrageously expensive for vietnam. rang in the new year...
HAPPY NEW YEAR EVERYONE!!
alina and david
3 comments:
Life's a beach today. It's a balmy 15 degrees here in Louisville right now. Wiggle your toes in the sand for me. I'll wiggle mine in my wool socks for you.
Ains
Hi Dave & elina
I loved Vietnam also even though I was there during the war. I visited the beahes of Nha Trang but loved the beaches of Danang and Cam Ranh Bay the most. Continue to have fun
Larry In the carolinas
YAHOO DAVE
BANGKOK! I LOVED BANGKOK LIKE MAD AND IT IS A MAD HOUSE. I LIVED IN KORAT(KHORAT)BUT MY PLACE FOR REST AND RECREATION WAS THE BIG "B" WHAT A PLACE. I WAS A SINGLE MAN AND THE BEAUTIFUL LADIES WERE MY BIGGEST PURSUIT. I LEFT MANY FRINDS IN KORAT THAT I HAVE LOST TOUCH WITH. CONTINUE TO HAVE FUN AND HAPPY BIRTHDAY
LARRY IN NORTH CAROLINA
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