Problem
I am planning a trip to Vietnam. My other family members have already visited the tunnels where the Vietcong hid. I don't want to start there, nor end there, nor take my family to places they have already seen. Where to go in Vietnam -that isn't depressing from a war?
I want to see things which are typical of Vietnam. Oddities are not typical. But they can alternate with the traditional places where you feel obliged to listen hard to the guides to learn history and grasp important names.
What about etiquette? When you visit a religious building such as a beautiful temple you might have to wear suitable clothes, cover up more than you would for the rest of the day in warm weather. So there is room in my itinerary for the serious and historic and traditional locations, typical of the country or region, as well as the unique and offbeat artists, and architects.
What will you see frequently? And spend money on seeing, sampling, or saving as a souvenir. Buildings, food and clothes.
The traditional ladies' dresses, like en elegant long tunic, usually white but can be other colours, in paintings and streets and shops.
Vietnamese food.
The writing is similar to English, but with extra accents which makes it look foreign. Check out Wikipedia and you may find it's easier than your feared.
Answer
1 The Crazy House
2 The beer bottle temple
I have found more information on both, which are in the same region.
The Crazy house, at last count, has ten bedrooms. We may need to book up well ahead, or settle for staying nearby and paying to visit.
More photos and websites shortly.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/H%E1%BA%B1ng_Nga_Guesthouse
Angela Lansbury
Author, travel writer and photographer, speaker, language trainer.
I am planning a trip to Vietnam. My other family members have already visited the tunnels where the Vietcong hid. I don't want to start there, nor end there, nor take my family to places they have already seen. Where to go in Vietnam -that isn't depressing from a war?
I want to see things which are typical of Vietnam. Oddities are not typical. But they can alternate with the traditional places where you feel obliged to listen hard to the guides to learn history and grasp important names.
What about etiquette? When you visit a religious building such as a beautiful temple you might have to wear suitable clothes, cover up more than you would for the rest of the day in warm weather. So there is room in my itinerary for the serious and historic and traditional locations, typical of the country or region, as well as the unique and offbeat artists, and architects.
What will you see frequently? And spend money on seeing, sampling, or saving as a souvenir. Buildings, food and clothes.
The traditional ladies' dresses, like en elegant long tunic, usually white but can be other colours, in paintings and streets and shops.
Vietnamese food.
The writing is similar to English, but with extra accents which makes it look foreign. Check out Wikipedia and you may find it's easier than your feared.
Answer
1 The Crazy House
2 The beer bottle temple
I have found more information on both, which are in the same region.
The Crazy house, at last count, has ten bedrooms. We may need to book up well ahead, or settle for staying nearby and paying to visit.
More photos and websites shortly.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/H%E1%BA%B1ng_Nga_Guesthouse
Angela Lansbury
Author, travel writer and photographer, speaker, language trainer.
