Vietnam

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I want to share with the community the photos of my trip to Vietnam

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I visited: Hanoi - Ha Long Bay - Ho Chi Minh ( Saigon ) - Huè - Da Nang - Mekong - Hoi An

I want to point out the major tourist attractions

> Ho Chi Minh ( Saigon ) what to visit :
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- Central Market of Binh Tay
- Cao Dai Temple - Chua Ba Thien Hau Temple - Hindu Mariamman Temple - Temple of the Buddha's relic - Vinh Nghiem Temple
- Chua Ngoc Hoang or Phuoc Hai Tu Pagoda ( Jade Emperor Pagoda ) - Giac Lam Pagoda - Xa Loi Pagoda - Quoc Tu Pagoda - Chua Vinh Nghiem Pagoda - Ong Bon Pagoda
- Cholon ( Chinatown ) - Cholon Mosque
- Golden Dragon Water Puppet Theatre - Saigon Opera House
- Skydeck of Bitexco Financial Tower ( viewpoint )
- Central Post Office and Ho Chi Minh Square
- Cathedral of Notre Dame
- Hotel de Ville
- Hoi Truong Thong Nhat ( Reunification Palace )
- Tao Dan Park
- Dong Khoi Street ( is the shopping street )
- Floating Market of Cai Be
- Nha Trung Bay Toi Ac Chien Tranh Museum ( War Remnants Museum ) - Fito Museum - History Museum - Museum of Fine Arts - Bao Tang Thanh Pho ( Ho Chi Minh City Museum ) - Southern Women's Museum - Ton Duc Thang Museum - Geological Museum Bao Tang Dia Chat
- Excursion Cu Chi ( Tunnel Viet Cong )
- Excursion for boat trip on the Mekong

> Hanoi what to visit :
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- Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum
- Nha Bac Ho ( residence of Ho Chi Minh )
- Imperial city of Thang Long ( UNESCO World Heritage Site )
- Temple of Literature - Ngoc Son Temple - Temple and Pagoda Perfume - Quan Thanh Temple - Den Quan Tran Vu Temple
- Chua Mot Cot Pagoda - Chua Quan Su Pagoda - Lang Pagoda - Chua Tran Quoc Pagoda ( near Hanoi )
- Hang Quat Street ( road with many typical shops ) - Hang Gai or Silk street ( is a street named after shops selling silk )
- Lake Hoan Kiem ( Lake of the Restored Sword ) - West Lake - Lake Hun Tiep with the remains of a B-52
- Thap Rua or Turtle Tower or Tortoise Tower ( building in the middle of the lake Hoan Kiem )
- Nha Tho Lon ( is the cathedral of St. Joseph )
- Presidential Palace
- Thang Long Water Puppet Theatre - Thang Long Ca Tru Theatre - Nha Hat Lon Opera Theatre - Tuong Theatre
- Old City Gate
- Ancient House ( house museum )
- Cung Van Hoa Huu Nghi ( is palace of friendship )
- Museum of Military History - Museum of the Armed Forces - Ho Chi Minh Museum - Bao Tang My Thuat Museum - Museum of Vietnamese Women - Bao Tang Lich Su Museum of History - Ethnographic Museum - Museum of the Revolution
- Prison Hoa Lo
- Bridge Long Bien or Paul Doumer Bridge ( is an ancient bridge over the Red River )
- Flag Tower
- Vuon Bach Thao Botanical Garden - Ly Thai To Park - Zoo
- Tho Ha - Duong Lam - Van Phuc ( 3 villages near Hanoi )
- Thanh Chuong ( 1 hour from Hanoi is a very nice building )

> Ha Long Bay is located in the Gulf of Tonkin to 170 km from Hanoi is made up of some 3000 islands with caves and is a UNESCO World Heritage Site

> Huè what to visit :
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- ( The Complex of Hue Monuments is UNESCO World Heritage Site )
- Imperial Citadel and the Purple Forbidden City with Thai Hoa Palace ( Palace of Supreme Harmony ) and the Hall of the Mandarins
- Cua Ngo Mon or Gate of Noon ( the main gate of access to the Forbidden City )
- Imperial Tombs of the dynasty Nguyen - Tombs Khai Dinh - Minh Mang - Tu Duc
- Thien Mu Pagoda
- Covered bridge Thanh Toan - Bridge Truong Tien
- Mieu Temple
- School of Quoc Hoc
- Flag Tower
- Church Les Peres Redemptoristes
- Museum of Fine Arts
- Excursion on the Perfume River

> Hoi An what to visit :
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- Historic center is UNESCO World Heritage Site
- Japanese covered Bridge
- Quang Trieu ( meeting room Cantonese )
- Tan Ky - Phun Hung - Phuc Kien ( 3 houses museum )
- Tu Do Tham Quan Pagoda
- Trieu Chau or Chaozhou Hall ( building )
- Quan Kong Temple
- Ceramics Museum - Bao Tang Van Hoa Dan Gian Museum - Museum of History and Culture

> Da Nang what to visit :
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- Monumental Complex My Son ( UNESCO World Heritage Site ) is an archaeological site
- Mountain of marble caves Huyen Khong
- Cao Dai Temple
- Phap Lam Pagoda
- Cathedral
- Cham or Bao Tang Museum

[indian123]

Vietnam is a beautiful country to travel