Some More Time Beachside, a Pagoda and Some Towers

Trip Start Dec 16, 2007
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Trip End Jul 09, 2008


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Wednesday, May 7, 2008

After the craziness and running around in HCMC and a night train, I was ready for a day at the beach. It was beautiful and not too crowded, I rented a fantastic lounge chair for super cheap and it had it's own little thatched roof hut for when I wanted shade. I basically spent the entire day going in and out of the South China Sea and it was glorious. On the beach you can buy an abundance of seafood from ladies selling it right on the beach and they just grill it up on these little charcoal grills, from lobster to octopus to conch, it was great!

After spending a day relaxing I was off to explore the next day. I went to the PoNagar Cham Towers and it was quite lovely.  Beautiful brick structures that were built between the 7th and 12th centuries which have been restored. Only 4 of the original 8 remain and each one is a shrine to a different deity which were used by the Hindus for worship. Plus there were some pretty great views from the top of the hill. Next on the list, the Long Son Pagoda. I have decided that pagoda's mesmerize me...I really enjoy looking at the different architecture. When we got there it was closed but a nice monk let us inside anyways and it was quite nice, with carved wooden pillars. Then we started the Buddha ascent, the first one we came across was huge and lying down and is apparently a smaller replica of the one in Bangkok so I'll have to check that out when I go back. Then at the top of the hill is an enormous Buddha sitting in a lotus flower. It was really amazing to see plus you could go inside and there were bronze murals on the wall. All in all quite an enjoyable experience in Nha Trang.    
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