This time, 25 people were organized to go to Vietnam, although it was very hard, but all the way we were still laughing and joking. Vietnam is a rather interesting place, but I still decided not to go again, sadly.
Take off, land
It seems there are no flights from Hangzhou to Da Nang, Vietnam, so tourists have to take chartered flights booked by travel agencies. Thus there are always some underhanded dealings by travel agencies, such as arranging bad seats or missing something if they don't book in time. There are always a lot of excuses.
What is this CSS master afc163 doing
These programmers, oh man, out having fun, still fixing bugs
This time we flew with VietJet Air, which is a Vietnamese low-cost airline. Other than the male "flight attendants", and the plane food which was only instant noodles (probably local), everything else was quite good. This time there were a lot of us going, 25 people. So the few rows at the end of the plane were basically ours.
When we arrived locally it was already 12 o'clock. The guy who picked us up from the airport was still enthusiastic. He waited for us patiently at the airport entrance. There was also a relatively convenient currency exchange service. Many students don't really trust this guy's exchange rate, but it doesn't matter, it's just a small amount of money. He also has to make a living.
Our "Six-fingered Demon", Mr Zhan!
The hotel we booked was relatively remote, already quite far from the city center of Da Nang. However, it also has an advantage, which is that it's relatively quiet. Later we discovered, damn, basically all the hotels in Da Nang are very quiet. There's also no nightlife at night. At the beginning, the travel agency booked a local four-star hotel for me. Our colleagues said that it's not even as good as my RUJIA Hotel, so considering the budget issue, we just put up with it.
We figured that we were only staying there for a few days anyway. Then after we arrived at the hotel that night, we didn't look carefully. We only discovered the next morning that the place we were staying was actually quite interesting. It was all in the style of small villas, with four households. The villas were surrounded by vegetation. Waking up in the morning and lying in the yard, playing the piano, was quite pleasant.
The next day I got up and immediately ran to the beach
GuQin Demon Roams the World
Self-guided travel starts with renting a car
The waiters in the hotel basically don't speak English, whatever they don't understand you. Thankfully, there was a girl at the front desk who could speak English, so we asked her to help us call a local taxi to rent a motorbike.
Bikers, Black Panther of Vietnam
Three knowledge points are here:
- There are many different types of taxis in Vietnam, with white, yellow, and green ones. Green taxis are relatively cheap. White taxis are equipped with GPS, and the service desk can see where the taxi is, so white taxis are relatively safe. Green ones are like cheap taxis, with nothing on them.
- Second point of knowledge: you can't rent a car in Vietnam, even if you have an international driver's license, you will be provided with a driver. After thinking about it carefully, it is estimated that it is because there is a need to provide employment opportunities, and Vietnam's traffic is actually quite bad.
- Vietnamese motorcycles have pretty good horsepower, but the body is quite heavy, so those of you who don't have much strength, be careful. Don't try to be a hero in front of the girls!
This time, there were a lot of us, so we booked 14 motorcycles, which was awesome. If they were all replaced with large motorcycles, wouldn't it feel a bit like a gangster movie?
On the first day, we cycled without stopping to Hoi An. Hoi An is an ancient city, famous for its lanterns. So in the evening you will see lanterns everywhere. You can also spend some money to play on the island. Our friends are still not very common, and they all hope to visit the local area. I don't like going to those so-called scenic spots very much.
Artisan
I have realized that there is nothing but grass in Vietnam! Everything that you eat is grass!
afc163 had his first fall on the way to Hoi An, so everyone else had to wait for him for a long time, sitting on the curb!
On the way back from Hoi An, we passed a beautiful beach. Then, we just threw caution to the wind and jumped in to go swimming!!
Our Mr. Qingzhi, which of your wife told me not to take such handsome pictures of you!
I know you are watching the one next door!
The sea that we dive into without a second thought
As we sat on the beach in the evening, drinking beer, the day came to an end.
Ba Na Hills Mountain and the most beautiful roads
I don't know who called for me to queue behind her either!
The next day, we decided to go for a bike ride anyway. So we went to Bana Hills, which is where the French colonists used to go to escape the heat in Vietnam, which is why you’ll find French architecture all over the mountain. It is also home to what is said to be the longest cable car in the world. The cable car is quite a ride, going all the way from the bottom to the top of the mountain, which takes quite a while - long enough for me to forget to take my GoPro off of it when we got there. So after getting back, I’ve decided to boycott the country! Not because I’m upset about losing the GoPro, but because of the videos that were on it - luckily none of them were mine, or I would be famous!
French architecture
This girl naturally poses for my lens. I really don't know her!
The mountain is still pretty fun, you can go shopping, play on the rides, eat, and take pictures. There are really a lot of girls, so for those of us who pretend to be photography enthusiasts, we immediately put ourselves into a day of fighting!
Ba Na Hills Show Performers
We probably set off for the most beautiful road at about 3 pm, riding from dawn to sunset. It was really beautiful, with the road along the coast. Watching the beautiful coastline. I can't tell you how happy I felt inside. However, we were still in a hole that day because we took the wrong road. We thought we could go back to Da Nang through the tunnel, but after riding more than 30 kilometers, we found that the tunnel was only for cars. So we turned back and rode about 80 kilometers in the dark. I don't think anyone else has had such an experience in Vietnam!
Little Castle
What kind of feeling is this? When everyone rode from the primitive tribe to the civilized century, when everyone saw someone's house, everyone shouted out. You have to know that it was around 8 when the street was empty!
After returning to Da Nang, we were still quite happy, because we found a restaurant that only had locals, saying that it is actually not like a restaurant, more Vietnamese. Because it is on a boat. Then the menus are all in Vietnamese. The dishes are really cheap. We ate a lot, and the cost was less than half of Ms. Xingfu's, and it was definitely fresh. The only troublesome thing was ordering. They don't understand English, and you don't speak Vietnamese. So we came up with a great way to use Google Translate and pictures. If you want to eat chicken, just put a picture of a chicken.
On the third day, we just slept in and set everything else aside. Then we went to the Vietnamese market to buy some local goods as gifts for my three family adults. Then we just waited for our flight.
I met him on the beach but I don't know him either
This trip to Vietnam was quite rushed, but also quite interesting. Most importantly, the fees we paid were relatively low. I heard that the Mushroom Street guys who went with us supposedly paid a thousand more than we did, but the treatment was exactly the same. If you're a foodie who wants to eat seafood in Vietnam, remember this: don't go to any "Happy Sister" restaurants. They're ridiculously expensive. Just go pick a restaurant by the sea where locals eat. As long as it's not somewhere that's been reviewed on大众点评 (China's Yelp), you can bet it's a good place! Hahaha
There are also some complaints. Da Nang is actually quite dirty, messy, and chaotic, and the traffic is also very chaotic. The medical facilities are not well-equipped. During cycling, four people had a minor scrape, and they were injured to varying degrees. Then they looked for a hospital for a long time. Like the person on the right, they could only go to a roadside pharmacy for simple disinfection. I was even worse off, as I could only use the remaining medicine on the person on the right for disinfection. Moreover, the people here generally do not speak English. Of course, I think that places like Ho Chi Minh City are definitely better, at least they can speak English, and many probably also speak Chinese.
Plane, back to Hangzhou
Well, that's it, never again! My poor go pro!!!