Next day, dad told us to get up at 5.30 so we could dine in the restaurant at 6.30 for buffet breakfast. I don't think there was much I could eat besides fruit (the usual pineapple, dragon fruit, papaya) but here are some photos!
We were supposed to be at the coach at 7.30am but knowing my mother will be late, our family hopped on at 7.35am and our tour guide punished my mother by having her repeat a tongue twister 10 times while the pack were laughing. We head to Diamond Bay resort (where miss universe was held in 2008) and it starts sprinkling. I slept til about 10.30am and was awoken to mud crabs, sea snails and squid in front of me. I obviously could not resist and had some, in which our tour guide notifies us that lunch was at 11.30am. Excellent, stuffed myself with all these crustaceans and there's still more food :( I won't repeat myself but the menu for lunch was almost the same for dinner. Next we went to an aquarium and I could not help but sqeal when I saw the baby seals & turtles. Such gorgeous mammals! There were also small sharks, tropical fish and skeletons of some whales. Well that's pretty much what we did that day.
Good morning Nha Trang
Cutie baby seals!
Little turtles
The same occurs the next day. Get up at 5.30, head to breakfast at 6am and hopped on the coach at 7.30am. Thank goodness the weather was warmer yet still cloudy. Today, our tour takes us to Vinpearl Land, a "5 star" island resort which consists of a theme park, water theme park, private beach, shops, accommodation and restaurants. I had to prepare myself, as the main way to travel to the island is by cable car. It is known to be the world's longest cable car and takes approximately 10 mins to get to the island. At first, our family had to purchase a entry ticket costing 360 000 VND (about 17 AUD) which entitles us to unlimited rides, arcade game plays and more in order to access the island but first we had to hop into the cable car. It felt like my heart was going to drop but luckily, it wasn't bad at all!
Not high at all..
Being the typical tourist I am ha-ha!
We could see the whole city of Nha Trang and it's beautiful beaches. As we hopped off the cable car, our first option was to enjoy the water theme park first as it was the area that was closing the soonest so we went. The first ride we went on was the multi slide. That actually killed my eyes as I slid down but in the end, I came last to my siblings and father. Next, our family chilled by the beach before my siblings decided to walk around and find more water rides. Since my brother admitted he had no balls and didn't want to go on anything, my sister and I went on The giant slides (in which was a mission to travel up the stairs to reach the slide as the metal steps hurt my feet). The ride was fun but not thrill seeking enough so my sister and I decided to try the Tsunami slide. I thought I made a mistake when I realized how many steps I had walked up and how high the slide was. Pretty much every person carries a donut to the top and the instructor pushes you off the ledge as you sit on the donut, where it takes the rider down the slide in see saw motions. I cannot really explain how the ride works but here's an image of the ride.
The time flew by so quickly but the rides were closing up and we could go a second round so our family swum by the beach til sunset. I also must add, there must have been more foreigners at this theme park than local residents! We then went to the arcade area, where the arcade games and dodgem cars were free of play. I took advantage of that and played so many rounds of shooting hoops that my right arm was starting to ache :$ Our family waited for the 6pm 4D movie session, which wasn't even that great as my dad chose to sit at the front and all I felt was cold air shooting in my face (one of the 4D effects). My parents actually intended on watching the light fountain show, which was amazing. I did record the show and photograph it but here are some pictures :)
We left Vinpearl Land at 8pm and travelled back to town, where the taxi took us to a seafood restaurant on the opposite side of Nha Trang. We had the usual crab, sea shells and grilled prawns along with sweet and sour fish soup and braised tuna but since the food was not that great, I didn't bother takinh photographs nor remember the name of the restaurant. After dinner, we cabbed it back to the CBD and walked around, in which my dad got stuck in a shopping centre while it was closing as he was trying to find the toilet. It was so embarrassing as we could hear the staff and security call out his name on the speaker but I guess it was hilarious in the end. That leads to the end of the day so i today was more enjoyable than yesterday!
The last day in Nha Trang was absolutely dreadful. I got up at 5am and did not want to eat anything from the buffet so all I could consume was dragon fruit and pineapple pieces, along with a ham, cheese and tomato toast. My stomach starting kicking in as soon as i finished eating and I was left gripping onto my belly all day. Our tour guide took us to another beach, about 50km away from Nha Trang and we spent all morning there. It was a shame that the sun was out and it was hot but I felt too sick to do anything. Lunch was rice with the usual and then we were taken to a mud bath resort back in Nha Trang. In Australia, it takes roughly an hour to travel 50km but in Vietnam, it took 1.5 hours to get there and back. Feeling queasy, I thought I'd get a massage at the mud bath resort. The massage was relaxing and lasted about 20 minutes; however, when the therapist asked for a tip, I felt so uncomfortable and pretended I didn't understand her. Obviously it is optional to leave tips wherever you go but to ask for one is definitely impolite! Our next stop was to the markets called Dam Markets (known for dried seafood and fruit) before we waved goodbye to our tour companions and cabbed it to Nha Trang train station. Before we left, my parents bought roast pork rolls along with rice with egg and pork chop in case we were hungry during the train trip but in the end, no one had eaten much and slept all the way home. We board the train at 6.30pm and departed at 7pm. The trains were better than i expected as they looked very antique on the exterior but inside, it was fitted with new bunk beds, a flat screen TV and air conditioner. I did not sleep for long on the train as my stomach kept hurting during the night but I did manage about an hours sleep. Initially I thought the trip would take a lot of time but the next thing you know, the guards knocked on our doors at 4am and told us we were already in Saigon. At the time I thought 'thank goodness we were re back in the area, better food and cleaner toilets'. Well that was my 3 day trip to Nha Trang. I'm not sure if I would return to this city the next time i travel to Vietnam but it was good experiencing this popular tourist destination.
Last day in Nha Trang & despite the clouds, the beach was beautiful
Farewell Nha Trang!
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