Sunday, December 6
We moved 300 miles down the coast from Da Nang/Hoi An to Nha Trang which is basically a beach resort near Cam Ranh Bay. It has a mixture of Vietnamese and foreign visitors. There are many mid-level and budget hotels with only a rare world-class resort properties here. The beach is very nice wide sand with strong currents and surf.
This part of south central Vietnam is the center of the Champa Culture. From the 6th to the 18th century, the Champa conflicted with the Viet and Chinese people to the north and the Khmer civilization to the west. Their religion was a combination of Hindu and Buddhist influences. There are many remnants of Champa temples through out the area. This morning we visited one right in the city.
There were many locals there. Some girls preparing for a performance later in the morning:
Some local kids playing in the area:
We went over to a local market where there was a variety of products from fruits, flowers to various animals butcherd for food:
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