Hiiiiii.....It is a good news !!! I finally can find the Hotel information of where I've stayed there. Hotel's name is Truong Giang Hotel, 3/8 Tran Quang Khai, Nha Trang, Vietnam
Day 2
Wake up early and ready to check out as we will go to the Chong Rock, Po Nagar, Cho Dam Market and shoppings. At this time we took a bus from a bus stop nearby our hotel. I remember we have a map as a direction to got to the south where we can find several tourists site around this area. Bus No. 4 as I can recall, is the only bus to go there but according to Wikipedia there is another bus going there, Bus No. 6 too. Anyway, almost all bus passengers at the time were tourists, wow, all of us brought the same map hahaha.... Bus has an aircon alreaey. Ticket fare is VND. 5000 until Po Nagar Cham Tower. We took a breakfast here as there are some street food nearby the Po Nagar. I take a pork steam bun, a quick bite, really full to continue starting a day.
What is Po Nagar / Cham Tower ? Po Nagar is a Cham temple tower founded sometime before 781 M and located in the medieval principality of Kauthara, near modern Nha Trang. It is dedicated to Yan Po Nagar, the goddess of the country, who came to be identified with the Hindu goddess Bhagavati and Mahishasuramardini, and who in Vietnamese is called Thiên Y Thánh Mâu.
So we did a quick stop here and we continued our journey to Hon Chong / Chong Rock by taking another bus. Arrive here we see a very nice view from this spot and good spot for photography. So many Rocks around with the brown sands and view to the Nha Trang Skyine. Owh well, what is exactly Hon Chong site ? HON CHONG: A well-known spot of scenic beauty, the Rock Hon Chong is not only attractive to visitors to Nha Trang but also no less allure to the local inhabitants, children as well as grown-ups who have made frequent visits to this place. In vernacular, it means the "Husband Rock", the name given to one of the two rocks, the couple, the other one is the wife. This stone couple is always open wide to visitors, who come in hundreds every day, and through different in moods and tastes, they never leave the spot unsatisfied. The Hon Chong is among the key places in tours to Nha Trang. It is quite near central Nha Trang, only one kilometer from the Po Nagar Temple (The Thap Ba). It is very easy to find, we only take a few steps climbing to the entrance area, it is lush, shades of trees.
After climbing those rocks and make many pictures in various style, we went back to the road and waiting for the same bus to carry us to the area of Po Nagar as we have to change the bus to Cho Dam Market. But we did a stop for a quick lunch around a bus stop near the Po Nagar. The food was so tempting for us, hmmm it is a foodie street but lekker zo, the sautee spinach and the fried fishes with a very good taste of cooking (sautee with onion, tomato and the seasoning) and the chilli as a condiment was enough to remind me home. Ahh a delicious lunch at Nha Trang. Then come back to the bus stop to take a bus to Cho Dam Market and we were hanging around here to mingle with local again in the market, it is interesting knowing the local market anything we can buy here with the power of bargaining of course such as the coffee phin, the signature vietnam hat, another souvenirs again.
Finished up around the Cho Dam Market, we continued by walking at the beach side still in Central Tran Phu Road, it is actually a long road. That is nice, we can choose to walk at the pedestrian on the building site or on the beach side. We decided to take a walk on the beach that is fun, we still can play with sea & sands. We keep walking until we see the modern supermarket, the Citimart, in Nha Trang Centre on our right side, across the road and we were there, simply. At the supermarket, we bought the local product such as Coffee, several pack of vietnam noodle, some local snacks, etc. It is comfortable and much more convenient to shop here and fyi they receivedpayment by Credit Card. From here we took a walk again to come back to the hotel and repacking our stuff. On our way back to the hotel we drop by to XQ Embroider shop and look for a gift and other souvenirs for a gift and for personal use too. Here at XQ Embroidered shop we really enjoy the experience of shopping and looking around at the gallery, it is very comfortable to be here, the price is okay, you can find stuff from the most expensive one until the one that fit within your budget, very recommended for a classy shopping in Nha Trang, also this shop accept Credit Card payment.
It was raining when the evening falls. We should back to our hotel with some bags of shopping, so then we could repacking of our bag again. Time ran very very very fast. It is almost finished Nha Trang in two days trip, wow....Our bus will depart at 8 pm to HCMC, we still have a time to take a dinner and time showed 6 something as I recall. We dropped by to the nearby local restaurant that serves local food, I took a soup chicken noodle, it is fit with the cold weather because of the rain. The noodle with soup is hot to warm up my body, at least. After dinner we took a cab to drop us to the bus company. This bus is a sleeper one, it cost us at VND 120 as I remember. I forgot the exact name of the bus, I will find out later. But the bus is actually designed for Asian fit, the size, wide and length of the sleeper seat. Anyway under the rain of Nha Trang, the cab was pick us up. We hope that the raining will stop but until we left Nha Trang the rain still heavy and bye bye Nha Trang, hope I myself will come back here again sometimes in a future.
I finally end my 2 days trip (only) at Nha Trang, it is too short yes but at least these two days trip has brought me adventuring something that I really enjoy it and never knew it before. Thanks to the kind people of Nha Trang for the warm atmospehere they have. I will come back someday, if I get a lot of day off hihihi. Btw, I am just an ordinary employee, do not have much time for taking longer day off.
By the way, here are some TIPS if you would like to visit Nha rang in a future
1. Pick the hotel in the area of Tran Phu Road, many many budget hotel or guest house until the 4/5 star hotel there, the chain hotel such Best Western build there, facing the beach.
2. The best way to get around Nha Trang is on foot. Taxis, motorbikes and cyclos abound, but keep eye on taxi meters to ensure they don’t rise too quickly, and agree on a price before getting on a motorbike or cyclo
3. Check out the weather forecast before planning your trip as we know that Nha Trang and other part of Vietnam has a moonsoon season. Btw, it is hot and dry from mid January to late August. The wettest months when nearly half the annual rainfall ours are during October and November. During this period, typhoons have been to hit central region.
4. During shcool holidays, domestic tourists increase dramatically, if you are looking for a more relaxing break by the beach, it might be a good idea to steer clear of June - Juky month
5. To anticipate the language barrier, you can upload the apps of translator english- vietnam on your mobile phone or the basic one is used the 'sign' language to and do not be so frsutrating of it. You can find someone on the street to ask, to my experience so far local here are very helpfull.
6. If you run out of cash, many ATMs, Money Changer and there are big shops can accept payment with Credit Card, so do not need to be worry if you have limited cash, no issue for that.
7. XQ Embroidery Gallery Shop is the best for you if you want to look for fancy silk, very perfect one, you may visit their website for a tour:
http://www.xqvietnam.com/culture/history-of-xq-vietnam-company/
I have been to their shop in Hanoi, but the one in Nha Trang is the most excellent one.
8. Buy local product i.e Coffee, Noodle, local snack at Supermarket, the Citimart at Nha Trang Centre Mall is recommended one.
9. Vietnam best coffee is called G7, they have white coffee, black coffee, cappucino, etc
10 .One of the signature gift you must buy is Coffee Phin, buy at the local market, it is more cheaper
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