Discover the Crazy House in Dalat

Many reputation tourist sites such as The Richest, Business Insider, Lonely planet identified that Crazy House in Dalat is the most bizarre and unique hotel in the world.

In this dreamy city, located on Huynh Thuc Khang Street, the host of this house is an architecture Đặng Việt Nga. Hence this villa had also known as “Hằng Nga villa”. Later, this house was changed the name to Crazy House, the more impressive name. It is well known as the building was inspired from the work of the bizarre Spanish Artist named Salvador Dali and Antoni Gaudi. Built in 1990 on the campus of nearly 2000 m2, this area is a complex of many buildings, café shops, and art exhibition rooms with unique styles.
  

Room of Tiger

With deep affection for land and people of Dalat, architect Việt Nga have decided to stay with this land and implement his creative passion for art through the unique architecture. According to the author, this work “Crazy House” is as a desirable message to associate the human with nature.

Eagle room

Entering the house, visitors feel like set the foot in the forests of fairy world with interlace of trees. Surrounding the house are giant mushrooms made of concrete. From the ceiling to the roof is designed in no rules, it is comfortably curved under strange shapes to create a sense of mystery.

Gourd Room 

Each room in this house is also very special, not following common architecture. In particular, they are named from precious animals such as tiger room, eagle room, and kangaroo room. In general, each room is fully equipped with amenities as a luxury hotel, ensuring the most comfort for travelers to rest.

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Vinh Thuan floating market

Living on river is typical of the Southwest Vietnam. It is the land of thousands of rivers, interlacement of estuaries, which are associated with trading scenes, goods exchange at floating market. No other region in Vietnam has as many floating markets as Mekong Delta. One of the floating markets that you should not miss is Vinh Thuan Floating Market (Kien Giang).

Vinh Thuan Floating Market features on river boat wharf of the West Vietnam. This floating market is always busy concentrating on exchanging of goods and specialties of different localities such as Ca Mau, Hau Giang, Soc Trang and Can Tho.

Like many other floating markets, Vinh Thuan floating market opens up a largest market in the morning. Sitting on a dinghy and weaving among the crowned market on the river, visitors will feel the cool air and relaxation.  I would be a miss if you don’t try a bowl of delicious noodles on the river and watch the boats loaded with vegetables...Specifically, people are living in the canals and ditches, so goods are transported by boat to Vinh Thuan marketplace. From here they are brought back into the canal for sale. Thus, there is neither bargain at this market nor hanging goods on the nose boat, because they sell what they planted in their garden so the price is always affordable.

It is almost always crowded, but especially busy from morning until noon. In the afternoon, it leaves a large area of the Hau Giang, Soc Trang and Can Tho boats anchoring here. Over the centuries, the floating markets remain characteristic features of this activity. Currently, the local Mekong Delta region are exploiting the floating market as tourist attractions - cultural characteristics of key economic  Southwest regions. Visiting the floating market has become a tourist route which attracts tourists over country and the world.

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Travel to Nha Trang and visit Long Son pagoda

Nature bestowed this coastal city - Nha Trang an overall harmony among mountains and sea into a beautiful fairy land. Long Son Temple is located in a separated place with real peace, fresh and pure atmosphere. With a history of nearly a hundred of years, undergone restoration, Long Son pagoda itself is the second most popular pagoda in Khanh Hoa province.

Long Son Pagoda is also known as the White Buddhist pagoda, named under Dang Long reign, located at 22 Road October 23, foothills of Trai Thuy, far away from Nha Trang railway station is about less than 1km. The mountainous topography firmly behind the temple combined with lush gardens surrounding Long Son which create the definitely fresh air. Visiting to Long Son Pagoda - Nha Trang, the first image that many tourists impress is the entrance made of carved stones was hewn meticulous to detail, highlighting the ancient beauty of this temple. Along with pictures of bonsai pot with enough posture, all shapes are carefully tended bring vitality of nature to the land of the pure.

Campus’s wide is more than 3000 square meters, away from the entrance on the right is the Buddhist Middle School based in Khanh Hoa and Khanh Hoa Buddhist Church. Temple roof is designed in the style of temples in Vietnam with bends and finely carve. Right side of the temple is a stone characterized by the Ly dragon. Over the years, Long Son Pagoda still maintains the sacred beauty. The main house has 1.680m2 wide, enough for hundreds of Buddhist pilgrims and ceremony. Especially bronze Buddha statue sitting in lecture, 1.6m tall, 700kg capacity.

Go upward to the top of Trai Thuy hill, you'll find an image of bell tower bearing the ancient beauty with great results 2.2m tall bell, 1500kg capacity between thick forests, ancient architecture of mother Nature overflowing vitality as a Republic, fresh landscape that is equally majestic.

Every day, this pagoda welcome tourists both domestic and foreign tourists coming to worship and visit. Once you travel to Nha Trang, you could not miss Long Son Pagoda.

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