Vietnam - visiting ancient city Part 3

Hoi An

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dari Danang nak ke Hoi An, kami naik bas. Kena jalan kaki sikit dari Danang Train station untuk ke bus stop. Jarak perjalanan ke Hoi An lebih kurang 30km. 

sampai di Stesen bas Hoi An, kami naik taxi motor untuk ke Hoang Trinh hotel. Kat sini semalam lebih kurang 30USD.

Bus no1 untuk ke Hoi An

Dalam bas ke Hoi An

Hoi An dikenali sebagai salah satu World Heritage Site oleh UNESCO.

"Hoi An, once known as Faifo, with more than 2,000 years history, was the principal port of the Cham Kingdom, which controlled the strategic spice trade with Indonesia from the 7th to the 10th century and was a major international port in the 16th and 17th centuries - and the foreign influences are discernible to this day." source from wikitravel.

Selamat Datang!!!

Kami jalan-jalan kat area hotel ja petang tu. Tengok2 souvenir. Disebabkan dah nak CNY, semua orang sibuk shopping keperluan rumah. 

Feels like home. Randy's Book Exchange kat Can Nam Island. We walked from the hotel to here :) if u want to find 2nd hand books, here's the place. owned by a man from Hawaii. this book store has many imported books in several language. 

our dinner that nite. Takut sket nak makan kat sini sebenaqnya. Tapi tawakal ja lah. Makan omelette kosong dgn sayur goreng.

Esoknya, lepas breakfast, kami sewa basikal dengan harga 30000VND/1.5USD sehari untuk pusing Hoi An. memang sangat murah.
Hoi An memang sangat cantik. Tenang ja. pemandangan pon memang terbaik la. 

Cam Nam bridge

in front of Japanese Covered bridge

people start to shop for Chinese New Year

Basikal kami :)

Kayuh punya kayuh kami sampai ke An Bang beach. Jauh jugak la dari bandar Hoi An.

An Bang beach

Ni malam terakhir kami kat Vietnam. so, kena la chill sket. :P

Memandangkan duit pon banyak lagi lebih, so kami makan mewah sket la malam ni. 

Bar before and Now. Makan sambil layan lve band

Our dinner that nite

Esok nya, pagi2 lagi dah bangun, packing barang, suruh hotel call taxi, breakfast, dan pulang.

Breakfast. Kat sini breakfast depa bagi skali buah-buahan. Manggis pon ada kat Vietnam..

Next time p vietnam nak tempah baju tradisional vietnam la.. :)

Total expenses kat sana adalah RM500 untuk 4 hari 3 malam. :)

Vietnam - visiting ancient city Part 2

                                   3-hours Train ride from Hue back to Da Nang

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setelah selesai menjelajah bandar Hue, kami pulang ke hotel, pack barang dan terus menuju train stesen Hue. Destinasi berikutnya adalah Hoi An. Tapi train yang kami naik ni cuma sampai Danang. So dari Danang kami naik bas ke Hoi An.

Perjalanan dari Hue ke Danang adalah lebih kurang 3 jam dengan tambang sebanyak 67000VND/3.3USD. Pemandangan memang superb, 

"Experience the ‘Reunification Express' and the most magical part of the whole Hanoi to Saigon train journey is the wonderfully scenic section along the cost between Hué and Danang.  The train snakes at slow speed past beaches, islands and rocky jungle-covered cliffs, then heads through the hills over the lush green Hai Van Pass to reach Danang.  In the bright Vietnamese sun, the vivid blue skies, green waters and yellow beaches will take your breath away. You get a real insight into Vietnam when you travel by train, both urban and rural, which you don't get from 35,000 feet.  And if you're good at people watching you'll get insights on board the train, too, as the 'real' Vietnam is as much inside the train as outside. " -sumber dari blog seorang sahabat- 

Railway

Hue Train Station (Ga Hue)

Vietnam - visiting ancient city Part 1

Trip pertama dengan kawan2 skolah menengah saya, Syila dan Syahid. :)
it was fun. Walaupon dulu time skolah memang tak penah sembang dengan si Syahid ni padahal kami 4 tahun duk dalam kelas yang sama. Syila ni pulak memang rapat gila dengan Syahid. 
Satu hari, secara tetiba Syahid approach kat FB tanya saya kut2 nak ikut menjelajah kota2 lama Vietnam ni. Memandang tiket memang murah, terus la setuju.
Plan asal nak terus sampai ke Ho Chi Minh, tapi masa tak banyak sebab Syila tak boleh cuti lama, so kami menjelajah 3 tempat ni je lah.

Date : 20 - 23 January 2012

it was 7.40 am. from KL to Danang

Ga Danang - Danang Train Station. looking for train ticket from Danang to Hue

Time kami p ni, nak dekat Chinese New Year, so orang memang banyak gila kat train station. sampai ja kat Danang, kami terus ke Train Station Danang. nak cari tiket ke Hue. Memandangkan dah nak raya Cina, semua tiket train untuk hari tu sold out. Jadi kami naik van ja ke Hue. Sampai Hue lebih kurang pukul 3p.m. Terus check in kat Binh Doung hotel (around USD30 per nite)

Binh Doung hotel

Kalau ke Hue, try la makan dekat Mandarin Cafe. Owner dia, Mr Cu merupakan Photographer. Banyak gambar2 yang dia snap tegantung kat wall restoran. Jangan lupa try Banana pancake dia. Memang ramai org cakap sedap.

Good Morning Hue. ala2 autumn pulak. 

Esoknya, awal2 dah bangun. nak pusing bandar Hue. Kami jalan merentasi jambatan di Perfume River untuk ke Hue Emperial City atau dikenali sebagai Citadel yang ala2 Forbidden city yang kat Beijing tu.

" The grounds of the Imperial City were surrounded by a wall 2 kilometers by 2 kilometers, and the walls were surrounded by a moat. The water from the moat was taken from the Huong River (Perfume River) that flows through Huế. This structure is called the citadel. Inside the citadel was the Imperial City, with a perimeter of almost 2.5 kilometers. Inside the Imperial City was the imperial enclosure called the Purple Forbidden City in Vietnamese, a term similar to the Forbidden City in Beijing. The enclosure was reserved for the Nguyễn imperial family.

The citadel was oriented to face the Huong River to the east. This was different from the Forbidden City in Beijing, which faces south. The Emperor's palace is on the east side of the citadel, nearest the river. A second set of walls and a second moat was constructed around the Emperor's palace. Many more palaces and gates and courtyards and gardens were subsequently added. The rule of the last Vietnamese Emperor lasted until the mid-1900s. At the time, the Purple Forbidden City had many buildings and hundreds of rooms. It suffered from termite and cyclone damage, but was still very impressive. Many bullet holes left over from the war can be observed on the stone walls.In June 1802 Nguyễn Phúc Ánh took control of Vietnam and proclaimed himself Emperor Gia Long. His rule was recognized by China in 1804. Gia Long confided with geomancers to decide which was the best place for a new palace and citadel to be built. After the geomancers had decided on a suitable site in Huế, building began in 1804. Thousands of workers were ordered to produce a wall and moat, 10 kilometers long. Initially the walls were earthen, but later these earthen walls were replaced by stone walls, 2 meters thick. "  source from wikipedia

To be continue....

Unplanned trip to koh Lanta

Trip ni pada 14 June 2012,  hari Khamis. Tetiba ja terbuat trip p koh lanta. Sepatutnya nak p Koh Lanta tu end of this month time besday saya. Tapi tetiba trip ni diawalkan.

Hotel dah book guna groupon. So tak yah bayar apa-apa. Just call inform hotel tu yg nak p on 15 June.

Mula-mula ingat nak stay kat mana2 dulu before trus ke Koh Lanta. Tapi last2 Khamis after keja trus gerak direct p Koh Lanta.

P sana drive sendri. Macam biasa la kat border Sadao tu cop passport n isi immigration form untuk bawak masuk kereta. Kereta yang nak bawak masuk Siam kena declare dulu.

Gerak dari border lbh kurang pukul 4 ptg. Berpandukan Papago yg di install dalam phone, kami pon trus menuju ke Koh Lanta.

Route dia lebih kurang mcm map kat atas tu. Jarak lebih kurang 330km. Gerak from border kul 4p.m sampai Lanta Resort( hotel kami stay) lbh kurang kul 9p.m. so perjalanan ambik masa lebih kurang 5 jam.

jalan dia senang ja. Tak pusing2 sgt2. Tapi kena naik ferry 2 kali. 

1. first ferry from mainland (hua hin pier) to Koh Lanta Noi( pulau kecik).
2.  second ferry from Koh Lanta Noi to Koh Lanta Yai. 

Koh Lanta Noi atau Pulau Lanta Kecil tu macam kampung yg tak membangun sangat. Koh Lanta Yai atau pulau Lanta Besar ada mcm2 resort dan mmg tumpuan tourist.

Time kami p ni low season sbb local people kata time tu monsoon. Org yg kat hotel tu pon cakap mcm tu. last week ( a week b4 we went there) hujan ja everyday. Alhamdulillah time kami kat sana cerah setiap masa.

Kami stay kat Lanta resort. Hotel tu sangat cantik. Ada pool excess deluxe room. Kluar bilik trus terjun pool ja.. 

Memandangkan kami p time low season, so hrga bilik mmg sangat2 murah. harga asl bilik kami stay tu kalo peak season THB5800 = RM580. Tapi time kami p tu hrga dia RM150 ja.. so sgt murah. kami stay sana 4d3m. 

Koh Lanta tu dlm daerah krabi. Dari situ boleh p round island. buleh p Phi phi island, James Bond island, Emarald Pool n mcm2 lg. hrga dia THB850 per person. pstu boleh p naik gajah masuk hutan, mandi air terjun. tp bergantung pada keadaan cuaca. kalo time kami p tu ok jugak la, sbb tourist x ramai (low season), tak la crowded sgt. 

Nightlife dia pon ok jgk. ada byk bar.

Nak makan kat situ pon tak la susah sangat sebab 80% adalah org muslim. buleh jumpak org pakai tudung merata2 tempat. masjid pon ada. so takyah risau sgt. 

Untuk para diver, sini boleh dikatakan tumpuan dan sorga la untuk divers.

Nak p ke situ ada mcm2 cara. 

1. naik flight ke krabi, pastu naik van ke koh lanta yai direct. tp org cakap mahal. boleh google cari berapa harga naik van.
2. naik bas dari hatyai ke krabi / trang dari hatyai. kemudian naik van trus ke koh lanta yai. tapi kalo mai dari hatyai, di nasihatkan stop kat trang sbb trang lg dekat berbanding krabi. kalau time low season cuma ada car ferry ja yg operate. kalau time peak season ada car ferry dgn ferry penumpang.
3. drive trus ke koh lanta yai. macam saya. 

kat sana, boleh sewa motor utk pusing2 pulau. harga dia THB200 per day.

kesimpulannya trip ni mmg best n rileks :)

Lanta resort

lunch

beach dekat resort

lanta old town

Beijing April 2011 - The Great Wall

Trip ke Beijing lepas balik dari Bali. Tak sampai pon sebulan. Ni sebab dipelawa oleh seorang kawan. Trip ke Baijing ni pakai pakej. So semua accommodation dan transport dan makan dah siap dalam pakej. Harga pakej RM1300 kalau tak silap untuk 6 hari 5 malam termasuk tiket flight. Antara tempat yang dibawa melawat :

•  Great Wall
• Forbidden City
• Tian An Men square
• Acrobatic Show
• Summer palace

Disebabkan saya tak berapa nak ingat sangat dah tentative program tu dan tak banyak sangat nak cerita sebab ni guna pakej, so cerita kali ni pendek dan penuh dengan gambar je lah. Semua tempat diorang yang bawak. 

Kami turun di Tianjin sebab dulu Airasia tak ada ke Beijing direct

Encik guide kami, Jingjing. pandai berbahasa Indonesia

Great Wall!!

Di depan Stadium Sarang Burung - Stadium yang digunakan untuk Sukan Olimpik

Tianan men Square - the largest city square in the world

Forbidden city