Nha Trang - Tết 2012 (the Year of the Dragon)

Shops and lanterns in Vinpearl Land

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I am going to see musical fountain show at 7pm.

At Hòn Mun island (on the one day tour)

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On my first trip to this island 12 years ago, we had to stay on the boat and some tourists did snorkeling. Now the island is a nature reserve and tourists could step onto the island.

Nem nướng (Baked spring rolls)

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This is a street food near the beach in Tuy Hoà city. The sauce is put over the baked spring rolls. Inside spring rolls there is pork. It's very cheap, only VND 2,000 (10 US cents) for a stick. (Món nem nướng này bán gần biển Tuy Hòa. Mỗi xiên giá 2.000 đồng. Bên trong nem có thịt lợn).

Trí Nguyên aquarium

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The aquarium was built with concrete in the shape of a big sailing boat. There is stair way inside the building and I am going to walk up to the top of it.

Taking home the flowers by cyclo

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Flower market in Nha Trang.

One of the dragons at the 2-4 Square

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There was a couple of dragons at the 2-4 Square in Nha Trang. Locals and tourists went to this place for taking photos. (Một trong hai con rồng tại Quảng trường 2-4 Nha Trang).

Floating bar - a game on the one day tour

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The boy standing on the floating board poured wine for the tourists who swam to his bar. The music was loud with the famous song Lambada. One of western girls even tried to stand on his board and after a few seconds she fell off to the water. Everyone laughed when seeing this game. (Trò chơi "quán bar nổi" trong tour một ngày thăm 4 đảo. Khách du lịch bơi đến chỗ chiếc phao nổi và nhận cốc rượu của mình. Một cô gái phương Tây cố gắng trèo lên phao đứng cùng cậu thanh niên, nhưng sau vài giây thì cô lại rơi xuống nước. Cậu thanh niên uốn éo theo tiếng nhạc Lambada. Tất cả mọi người đều cười vui vì trò chơi này).

Vinpearl Land on the Tre island

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The hotel is on the other side of the island. This is the area for outdoor and indoor games. You can get to the island by cable car or by boat.

An outdoor game in Vinpearl Land

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The boys are screaming when they have their heads down.

Monkey cycling in Vinpearl Land

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There are monkey and dog performances at the show.

North - South Railway goes along the coast

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The locals told me the view is better when traveling by train. (Tuyến đường sắt Thống nhất chạy dọc theo bờ biển. Địa điểm này gần Đèo Cổ Mã (Đại Lãnh).

A village by the National Highway No. 1

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This village is called "Overseas Vietnamese village" as the locals in this village left Vietnam by boats after 1975, then they sent money to their families for building up new houses. Next to this village is a pagoda with a big Buddha statue. (Làng Tân Thủy nằm cạnh Quốc lộ 1 và được gọi là "làng Việt Kiều" vì những người sống trong làng này vượt biên rồi gửi tiền về xây nhà. Cạnh làng có một ngôi chùa với tượng Phật Bà Quan Âm).

Singing on the boat

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On the one day tour to 4 islands, after lunch, some local staff working on the boats sang songs in both English and Vietnamese.