Travel with NhaKy
Visited Hoi An ancient townAfter 24 hours of travelling by train from Ho Chi Minh City station to Da Nang and travelling by car from Da Nang City to Quang Nam, we’ve already been at Hoi An – a famous ancient town of Viet Nam and was acknowledged as the world’s cutural heritage by UNESCO organization in 2001. The most interesting thing is that we’ve arrived at Hoi An on the Lunar night 14th – the night of flower garlands and coloured lanterns, a blear ancient city with many coloured lanterns were hung highly under every house’s eaves, the night of singing of the old people from the ferry, the night of exciting Bai Choi singing in the street. ...
Long Son, a familiar but strange land.Long Son is a land that belong to Vung Tau City and depend on local map, it is an island, far from National Road No 51 in the direction of Ho Chi Minh City to Ba Ria – Vung Tau is about 7 kilometres. In the old days, Long Son was a fallow land and it was compulsory for us to use ferry if we want to go there. It was also a difficult way because we had to depend on tide for crossing the river easily. My father told me about that when he knows my writing about this familiar but strange land. The reason I think it’s so strange is simply that actually I’ve known about Long Son and set foot on this land recently. My friends are as same as me.It seems that this land is a something strange. I assert that because when I put the name of this land on a crossword puzzle by a question “Name of an island belong to Vung Tau City?”, my friend is at a loss how to answer. Many people give an equivocal answer “It is Long Dat!” We can explain that it is because of lacking updating information in my country, a remote district in province. ...
An exciting Kate festivalPassing through one land, there will be a deep impression on you. The beautiful scenery of countryside, special cutural features..are things that “Travel with Nha Ky” wants to give to you. This time, I would like you to discover a special festival named Kate of Cham people in Ninh Thuan through an article and pictures by Moc Xuyen put on “The Science and The Life” newspaper that I have read. Kate is the most special popular festival in cutural treasure of Cham people. For those Cham people who follow Brahmanism, this is an opportunity to commemorate and show their worship for God : Po Klong Garai, Po Rome, the ancestors, Heaven and Earth…that helped and supported them in life. Being nearly same as Vietnamese traditional Tet holiday, Cham people who follow Brahmanism also alllow themselves to take a rest and entertain in 3 days at least, from July 1st annually (based on Lunar calendar) ...
Place where Mr Giant tripped and falled down!This time, Nha Ky would like you to visit Nha Trang where Mr Giant tripped and falled down through Moc Xuyen’s article: Visiting Nha Trang and dropped by Hon Chong to take a sightseeing and did not want to come back. Coming to Nha Trang , people always talk about the giant with huge footsteps which according to the legend it was those huge footsteps that formed pool, gulf, island and isle as today. The story about Hon Chong with trace of huge hand that was printed on stones also starts like that and people believe that when Mr Giant come to mainland, he was tripped and falled down unintentionally. As unconditional response, Mr Giant had leaned on something to rise up and it was trace of leaning on that formed Hon Chong as today. ...
Visiting Ba Om pondLast time, Ky had brought you to many places such as: Ninh Thuan (with KaTe festival), Hoi An (Quang Nam), Long Son (BRVT), Hon Chong (Nha Trang).. This time, Ky would like you to pay a visit to the Western of Vietnam with legendary Ba Om pond. So, what is Ba Om ? Ba Om pond is in Ta Cu hamlet, Nguyet Hoa commune, Chau Thanh district is the most well – known in Tra Vinh province. Tourists will have chance not only to contemplate nature’s romantic beauty but also to experience special cultural values in Tra Vinh province through a legendary story of Khme characteristic in the South Vietnam. ...