hkskyline's 2023 in NHA TRANG, Vietnam

[hkskyline]

Located on Vietnam's southern coast, Nha Trang is a beach resort with tall sea-view hotel towers offering very affordable prices. I came thanks to a cheap plane ticket from Hong Kong, although I still needed to apply for a visa online and wait a few days as Vietnam has taken a different approach to foreign tourism compared to other ASEAN members such as Malaysia and Thailand.

I've read in the tourist literature that this place is a favourite among Russians and mainland Chinese, but what I saw were hordes of Koreans and domestic tourists. I don't think the international community has founded this gem yet.

The beach runs along Nha Trang's waterfront where there are many hotel towers. While the sand is only decent and nothing spectacular like in Southeast Asia's more remote islands, many were already out swimming shortly after sunrise. The early morning crowds were bigger than during the rest of the day.

























The lotus-shaped Tram Huong Tower opened in 2008 as a landmark along the beachfront. However, the view from my hotel room is far higher than this structure, so I wasn't inclined to climb it, although it hadn't opened so early anyway.











Vietnam still shows a heavy colonial influence from the French. The Gothic-style cathedral sits on a very small hill a few blocks inland. Built between 1928 and 1933, the French used anti-personnel mines to destroy half the hill to build this stone church.

















More photos on my website : https://www.globalphotos.org/nhatrang.htm