Nha Trang - Beach in Vietnam!

The next stop on my open bus ticket route was Nha Trang. This city is kind of just a beach town with not much to do. There are some tour companies that you can go diving with but other than that very little. Walking around all the shops arent in clusters of what they sell so you can actually enjoy walking around and window shopping. There are many times when you will be shopping even when you don't wont to. There are people waling around with big boards full of sunglasses and lighters and other various trinkets. Many people selling books as well.

Most of the backpackers end up going to Backpackers house. Not cheap by all means and not really near the beach but everyone goes there because well everyone else goes there. I read that there were some nice hotels near the beach and the rooms would be cheaper cause i already new the people i was with so we could share. About a 10 min walk back to the beach there is a little alley with a whole bunch of hotels offering rooms for about $4 per person. A great deal considering its so close to the water. We ended up getting both rooms on the very top floor and even had our own balcony with a great view, one of the better places i have stayed in .

We spend most of the time just hanging out at the beach. We thought it was great because there were nice chairs but after sitting down we found out you would have to pay 30000 dong to use ($1.50) so we set up a nice place in the sand. Played around in the water for a long time, the waves are much bigger than ones I am used to.

Lots of fun trying to body surf but not as much fun finding out that I had sand in every crevice of my body when I got out.
The only thing other than the beach I did in Nha Trang is "Vinpearl Land". more on that in the next post.

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