It might be me coming down with a cold or just the sheer exhaustion. But even after a full day I feel like the Oldtown in Hanoi is super overwhelming and chaotic. It’s hard to put into pictures but it’s feels so crowded, dense and not clean. It’s an experience for sure. One or two days in Hanoi is about the extent I will stay here.
This street wasn’t too bad.
This was.
Hue at night
Bun Bo Hue for breakfast
Cultural cabin on the train
The view from the window
Rotating lanterns in Da Nang
Old Town in Hoi An
Lanterns and River in Hoi An
On top of the Marble Mountains in a Cave
One of the five Marble Mountains
Pagoda on top of the Marble Mountains
One of the over 1000 stalls at Con Market in Da Nang
Lady Buddha, 67m
It rained the last three days in Danang. With rain came high humidity and lots of fog. The fog finally lifted this morning. I used this small window of clear air to rush halfway up the Monkey Mountain. I wanted to see the Linh Ung Pagoda — a Buddhist temple sanctuary on the absolutely stunning Son Tra Peninsula.
Monkeys were playing between in trees while groups of visitors strolled around the extensive site and marveled at the ornate devotional art and buildings.
Inside the Pagoda
I am blown away by all of it. Sad that there is so little to find about this on the English Wikipedia and even on-site there was not a lot to read in English. An exhausting but insightful day on the mountain nonetheless.
The second Pagoda, Reclining Buddha
White Coffee in Cafe Phoung, 45000 VND