Nha Trang

This is a a little bit of a super post as it covers the entire several days in Nha Tran, VN.

  

  


The sleeper bus from HCMC to Nha Trang.  They said it would take 9 hours, but it was closer to 12.  It cost only 171,000VND ($9) each and it is available as an open tour, where you buy one ticket that allows you to move south to north or visa-versa and get off along the way at certain cities.  DO NOT sit in the back.  We thought we were all sly getting the last row of seats, but the back is where you feel every bump in the road and the road is BUMPY.  

A short walk to the beach from the hotel

We got to our hotel that was listed in Lonely Plant and was of described condition, but here they experienced the same power outages as in the south.  Not the hotels fault, but annoying non-the-less.  475,000 VND/night ($25) for two beds, bathtub, and small balcony.  

 

View from the roof.  

A real treat was the Louisiane brewhouse located right on the beach.  They craft their own beers and offer pool, showers, toilets, and beach chairs for a low 30,000VND ($2) fee per day, per person.  We spent most of our time in front of this place as it offered all the comforts we needed to enjoy the beach (read: cold beer).  

The view from a beach chair at the Louisiane

As an added bonus we noticed that around 6pm everynight, local vendors would walk along the beach selling fresh seafood.  They served whatever you ordered cooked on a charcoal grill that they carried over their shoulders from one spot on the beach to the next.  They were not allowed to cross into the Louisiane's part of the beach, but anyone that wanted to enjoy the food just stepped over the property line towards the beach.  We paid 200,000VND (~$10) for a lobster, crab, and clams.  Probably some of the freshest seafood I've ever had.  

You can see the woman with the hot coals cooking the food, while the young man cuts the crab for us.  

We are definitely enjoying this.  You can see the property marker and security guard in the background by the flag.  We brought our beers with us.