Lý Sơn island (Quảng Ngãi - Part 2)

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August 14th 2012

Published: August 14th 2012

This is Part 2 of my 7-day trip to the Central Vietnam (from 3 Aug to 9 Aug 2012). When I asked my relatives to go with me to Lý Sơn island, some people said they were busy, while another one said she was scared of sea sickness, so I had to go alone as always. My parents stayed in Quảng Ngãi city and I would see them again at Đà Nẵng airport and then we would fly back home together. I spe... Read Full Entry

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Quả bàng vuông

I don't know the name of this tree in English, but it has good shadow (Cây bàng vuông hay còn gọi là cây phong ba trên đảo Lý Sơn)

Inside temple of An Vĩnh commune

This is used during parades in the festivals (Kiệu rước trong các dịp lễ hội tại đình làng xã An Vĩnh)

Lý Sơn island - View from boat

I finished visiting small island and now going back to Lý Sơn island by boat.

View from the top of Đục pagoda

14th August 2012

John Strathearn
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Thanks very much for providing such a lot of interesting information about these islands and for the great photos.

14th August 2012

Leah
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I am facinated by the fishing boats used in this region which is round & like the round plastic colender used in the kitchen for draining away water after washing the vegetable :). Great region with unusual rock formation.

14th August 2012

tobe
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Thuyen thung (Thung-shaped boat)
These fishing boats are called " Thuyen thung" in Vietnamese (thung-shaped boat). Regretably I have not been on this kind of boat to operate it, however , it is said that with the specially-round shape, the boat is very stable on water surface during high & rough sea.

15th August 2012

Rob_n_Lorenza
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Such a beautiful country! It always amazes me how they control those round boats.

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