Two weeks in North Vietnam - 12/21 - 1/3/2023

Day  10- Lunch and stroll in Da Nang-12/30/2023

We are headed to the Deckhouse, a restaurant located at Ang Bang Beach (about 10 minutes from Hoi An) for lunch.

The restaurant is situated right in front of the beach and surrounded by breathtaking ocean views. 

Fresh coconut for me and Thuan

Thuan is really good friend with the owner so he invited us to have lunch at his restaurant.

Deakhouse Club salad with seasoned chicken breast topped with bacon & Cheddar cheese and Vietnamese fried shrimp rolls.

Grilled Pork chop with mango and passion fruit sauce served with broccoli and French Fries.  Beer for Hoa.

The food was delicious!

Pizza with cured local fish.

View of the ocean from the patio of the restaurant.

The beach right in front of the restaurant.

People swimming in the ocean...

A stroll in Da Nang

Dragon Bridge in Da Nang

The bridge is build over the Han River.

Dragon Bridge is 2,185 ft. long, 123 ft. wide and has six lanes for traffic. It opened to traffic on March 29, 2013, at a cost of nearly VND 1.5 trillion dong (US$88m).The bridge was designed by the US-based Ammann & Whitney Consulting Engineers with Louis Berger Group.

Walkway along the Han River.

Han river Bridge

Han river Bridge is a cable stayed swing bridge that is located on the west side of the Han river.

We are now in the heart of Da Nang.

Han Market located in the heart of Da Nang is where locals shop for vegetables, seafood, butchered meat, etc...

The lively and well-known Han Market has a rich history dating back to its creation in the early 1940s, is a popular gathering spot for both locals and tourists, offering a tantalizing blend of modern convenience and traditional Vietnamese charm.

Stores inside the market.

Fruits stalls.

A coffee shop in the center of Da Nang.

Cong (meaning Labor in Vietnamese) Ca phe is a popular coffee shop with multiple locations in Da Nang.

The waiters are dressed as the old labor party. 

 Da Nang Cathedral also known as the Pink church Da Nang is the only church built in 1923 in Da Nang city during the French colonial period by priest Louis Vallet for Da Nang’s French colonial population. 

The church officially opened its doors on 10 March 1924 with the purpose of serving the French Catholics who lived in Da Nang at that time. Now, Da Nang cathedral still functions as a lively place of worship for the catholic locals in Da Nang.

The pink cathedral was built in Gothic style and is a wonderful religious site, well worth a visit.

Behind the  church is a grotto of the Blessed Virgin Mary, which is a replica of the Lourdes Grotto in France. 

Around Christmas time it is decorated with a Nativity scene.

The front of the church.

Downtown Da Nang.

Da Nang at Night

At night time the whole city is illuminated with bright lights.

The Han River bridge at night.

It is very nice to walk this area at night.

Buildings over the Han river.

The lights changes color over the bridge.

Walkway along the Han river with the Dragon bridge in the background.

Dragon bridge

closer view of the Dragon bridge at night.

The bridge is illuminated with purple lights.

and then blue lights.

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