Here is a selection of my favourite images from my trip to Vietnam a couple of weeks ago

Yes, there's millions of photos... be grateful I didn't post all 1,300

Ho Chi Minh City / Saigon

Notre Dame Cathedral

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Central Post Office

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Students drawing

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Traffic

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Reunification Palace

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War Remnants Museum

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Opera House

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Traffic, some of the 4 millions scooters in HCM

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A model boat shop?!

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Our Hotel, The Caravelle

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Opera House at night

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Someone trying out a Viet Cong tunnel at Chu Chi... strictly anorexic tourists only

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American tank, Chu Chi

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The landscape at Chu Chi is still pockmarked with bomb craters

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City Hall & Statue of 'Uncle Ho'

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City Hall

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Opera House & Sculpture

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Market, Chinatown

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Pagoda, Chinatown

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Bridge U/C across Mekong, Mekong Delta

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Mekong Delta

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Da Lat

After the steamy heat & humidity of Ho Chi Minh and the Mekong Delta we flew to Da Lat, which is in the mountains to the north of Ho Chi Minh. A complete contrast: it was about 10C cooler and stunning mountain slopes clad in pine forests sweep down to tranquil lakes

Pagoda

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The countryside... Not what I'd have expected from Vietnam

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The last King's Summer Palace

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The stunning 1920's Da Lat Palace Hotel where we stayed, chock full of beautiful period features

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View from room... More French Alps than tropical SE Asia

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Hotel lobby

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Front elevation

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Da Lat is laid out around an artificial lake, really beautiful. The French intended the town to ultimately be their capital of Indochina

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Keeping the lakeside gardens immaculate

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Da Lat market... Da Lat, because of its climate, is the centre of Vietnam's vegetable and flower growing industries... They also produce some great wine

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Da Lat Cathedral

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Hotel again...

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Nha Trang

Drove from Da Lat down to the coast at Nha Trang via some breathtaking mountain scenery. Nha Trang is a popular resort for the Vietnamese

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The harbour, tourist boats departing... On the brow of the hill is the building the town is named after: Nha Trang = 'White House'

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Traditional Basket Boat... Identical to the 'Coracle' used in Wales

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Da Nang

Flew from Nha Trang to Da Nang...

Cham relics, Cham museum... The Cham empire existed in central Vietnam before the Viet migrated from China and the empire collapsed. They were Hindu, not Buddhist and still exist as a minority in Vietnam today... but are now mostly Muslim. Their art, music and dance have strong Indian influences

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Marble mountain, on the edge of Da Nang... Literally is a huge chunk of marble... Surrounded by workshops creating beautiful scultptures (and some gaudy ones too)

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Victoria resort Hoi An, our beachfront villa

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Out front... Not bad :)

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Who said romance was dead?

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Embroiderer, Hoi An... Some of the work on show was staggering: photographic-quality embroideries (not allowed to take photos of them though!)

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Hard at work...

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Daydreaming...

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The 'Japanese Bridge', Hoi An... Hoi An was one of Asia's most important trading ports until the creek silted up 200 years ago and as a consequence had Japanese and Chinese communities... The Japanese had all left by the 18th Century however, this bridge is the only reminder

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Hoi An

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Fish market, stingray on the menu?

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The picturesque old town

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Boat and cow... Traditional boats in Vietnam all have the 'eyes' painted on to 'see' other boats and bad weather

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Market, Hoi An

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Pagoda

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Kite... Kite flying is a popular pastime

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...Next we drove from Hoi An to Hue. Although there is a new tunnel, we took the scenic route via the dramatic Hai Van pass:

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...On the north side of the pass is the picturesque coastal town of Lang Co

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...The town is surrounded by a shallow lagoon mostly used for fish farming

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Hue

...Onward to Hue, this is the cultural centre of Vietnam and where the emperors are all buried

Khai Dinh's tomb:

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Schoolgirls, Hue

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Tu Duc Tomb

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Schoolboys

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Tu Duc tomb

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La Residence Hotel, Hue... another stunning colonial hotel complete with period car

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Train crossing the Perfume River, Hue

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Paddling across the Perfume River... the faint mountain ridge in the far background is the border with Laos... Vietnam is only 50km 'wide' at this point

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Thien Mu Pagoda, Hue

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Citadel, Hue

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Hanoi

Sofitel

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...Not bad! :)

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Musicians, Water Puppet Theatre

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Ho Hoan Kiem Lake

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Football

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Ha Long Bay

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Cave, Ha Long Bay

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The island with the cave in it... Ha Long Bay has 1,900 limestone islands, characterised by sheer sides and lush vegetation

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Ho Chi Minh's mausoleum, Hanoi... He's embalmed in a glass coffin like Lenin, but you can't photograph him!

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Former governor's residence which became Ho Chi Minh's residence... He didn't like it and built a humble traditional wooden house next door!

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Confucian Temple, Hanoi

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Market, Hanoi

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Narrowest building in Hanoi

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Recycling collection, Hanoi style

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Opera House, Hanoi

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Sofitel from street

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The lake

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One of many beautiful colonial buildings

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The Nam Hai, Hoi An

After 2 weeks touring we finished with 4 nights at the stunning Nam Hai in Hoi An, probably the best resort we've stayed at anywhere in the world and one of the 'Leading Small hotels of the world'

We had a 1-bed villa which entials actually 2 detatched buildings (sleeping area and living area) with front and back lawn and a pool overlooking the beach out front... as you can see, it was a craphole ;)

Dining table, sleeping area

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The 'Infinity Pool' (it does end eventually, rest assured)

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man...u stayed only in premium hotels...lucky u :D thanx for sharing!

Great job, Tubeman. Thx for your photos.

On the brow of the hill is the building the town is named after: Nha Trang = 'White House'

nahhh....:lol: Nha Trang doesn't have anything to do with White House (Nhà trắng)...

in central Vietnam before the Viet migrated from China

Vietnamese originated from Red river delta in North Vietnam, not migrated from China :bash:

anyway, nice pictures ! thx for sharing !

they should fix dalat, reallly reallly bad

Wow, I hope that I can affort a great tour like this in the future!

nice pics. Hope u guys had a wonderful trip.

great pic Tubeman! your pic of Hue make me home sick!

nahhh....:lol: Nha Trang doesn't have anything to do with White House (Nhà trắng)...

Well my guide lied then

Vietnamese originated from Red river delta in North Vietnam, not migrated from China :bash:

And before that from China... Unless my guide book is also lying. The Kinh people weren't dropped into the Red River delta from a passing spacecraft, they came from somewhere (i.e. China).

anyway, nice pictures ! thx for sharing !

You're welcome :)

Fantastic photos there Tubeman. Wow you did cover so many places. Hope you had a jolly good time. Can't wait to go back soon! :)

The Kinh people weren't dropped into the Red River delta from a passing spacecraft, they came from somewhere (i.e. China).

I could not believe your guide didn't tell you about the spacecraft myth thing. Now which agency was that. :)

And before that from China... Unless my guide book is also lying. The Kinh people weren't dropped into the Red River delta from a passing spacecraft, they came from somewhere (i.e. China).

Your guide is not wrong but its not precise. The Kinh didn't come from china. They came from the land that nowadays belongs to china. Back then China didn't exist yet. Saying that the Kinh came from china would imply that we are chinese descendants. But we are clearly not cause the core of the vietnamese language (grammar, syntax, basic words) is completely different from chinese.

Plus the Kinh are also a mixture of people who migrated from other regions, not only present day China.

Nice stuff, vietnam is amazing!

Maybe you have spent a good trip.

And before that from China... Unless my guide book is also lying. The Kinh people weren't dropped into the Red River delta from a passing spacecraft, they came from somewhere (i.e. China).

Your guide is not wrong but its not precise. The Kinh didn't come from china. They came from the land that nowadays belongs to china. Back then China didn't exist yet. Saying that the Kinh came from china would imply that we are chinese descendants. But we are clearly not cause the core of the vietnamese language (grammar, syntax, basic words) is completely different from chinese.

Plus the Kinh are also a mixture of people who migrated from other regions, not only present day China.

exactly what I was trying to say. When people migrated from east Africa to further east, some went to the land nowaday is China and some went further south, which, is Vietnam today. Saying Vietnamese migrated from the country China just doesn't make sense.

And before that from China... Unless my guide book is also lying. The Kinh people weren't dropped into the Red River delta from a passing spacecraft, they came from somewhere (i.e. China).

Your guide is not wrong but its not precise. The Kinh didn't come from china. They came from the land that nowadays belongs to china. Back then China didn't exist yet. Saying that the Kinh came from china would imply that we are chinese descendants. But we are clearly not cause the core of the vietnamese language (grammar, syntax, basic words) is completely different from chinese.

Plus the Kinh are also a mixture of people who migrated from other regions, not only present day China.

Excuse me for not saying 'Modern-day' before 'China' then...

It's obviously a touchy subject!

If someone said 'The English originated in Germany' I would understand what they meant, it's exactly the same. The English (Anglo-Saxons) and our language originated in Germany (Saxony) before Germany existed. Yes we are not exclusively so, and there was mixture with indigenous pre-Roman Brits and Vikings, Normans, Danes etc... But in essence our language, surnames, culture and genes are mostly German in origin.

Excuse me for not saying 'Modern-day' before 'China' then...

It's obviously a touchy subject!

If someone said 'The English originated in Germany' I would understand what they meant, it's exactly the same. The English (Anglo-Saxons) and our language originated in Germany (Saxony) before Germany existed. Yes we are not exclusively so, and there was mixture with indigenous pre-Roman Brits and Vikings, Normans, Danes etc... But in essence our language, surnames, culture and genes are mostly German in origin.


wow, nice comparison! ^^

I also think that many people don't know that English was from Germany. :)

Where are you now? Have you ever been to Sapa, it's wonderful place. I'm going to there on this Friday. I hope you have a good trip in Vietnam.

Oh, The realities of everyday life in Vietnam.

Where are you now? Have you ever been to Sapa, it's wonderful place. I'm going to there on this Friday. I hope you have a good trip in Vietnam.

No, sadly Sapa wasn't on the itinerary... we had to fit as much into 2 weeks as possible, so it looks like Sapa lost out.

I had a brilliant time though :)

i felt suspicious after seeing that german share quite many similarities w english, especially in pronunciation e.g "gud morn" or "bruder",...but nv know that english originated from deustch. I often thought that english, just like Vietnamese, was a collective sources from other latin ones such as french,etc.

Danke for enlightenin' me.

Yeah!

lovely pics, thanks for sharing , if have another opportunity come back Vietnam, You should have a look on rural areas, more beautiful, more peaceful and be warm welcome.

Love your pics !!!!!!! I missss Vietnam already. gotta visit Hue next time I come back.

No, sadly Sapa wasn't on the itinerary... we had to fit as much into 2 weeks as possible, so it looks like Sapa lost out.
I had a brilliant time though :)

Thanks for sharing the well taken shots........cheers

No, sadly Sapa wasn't on the itinerary... we had to fit as much into 2 weeks as possible, so it looks like Sapa lost out.
I had a brilliant time though :)

Thanks for sharing the well taken shots........cheers

i felt suspicious after seeing that german share quite many similarities w english, especially in pronunciation e.g "gud morn" or "bruder",...but nv know that english originated from deustch. I often thought that english, just like Vietnamese, was a collective sources from other latin ones such as french,etc.

Danke for enlightenin' me.

Well English isn't a descendant of modern German, obviously... But they have a common ancestor and have strong similarities.

Looks like you really traveled in style, tubeman. Thank you very much for sharing the beautiful pictures. Hope Vietnam left a good impression on you and your company.

Lang Co used to be a picturesque place of idyllic fishing village, palm trees, and white sandy beaches 10-15 yrs ago. Now its just a jumbled mess of concrete ugliness.

:)the way you taking those pics with very profesional angle.are you a pro photographer?beautiful pics.thanks for sharing

I think Nha Trang White House = Ba.ch Dinh

???

Nha Trang is a local Champan word er-trang

^^ The correct word is Cham. Champa kingdom, Cham people, Cham music...

oh damn.. you are a fucking lucky man! You experienced the best hotels in Vietnam

^^ The correct word is Cham. Champa kingdom, Cham people, Cham music...

I tried to be clever, how dare you shame me infront of these fine and diligent people

but this empire don't exist no more, we can call them anything.
I say call them Chamese :lol:

Wonderful Nam Hai resort..I'll go there someday