About us | Contact us | Testimonials | FAQs | Sitemap | IndoShop  info@indochinatravelservice.com  +84 43 722 5869   HOME VIETNAM LAOS CAMBODIA CROSS-INDOCHINA TAILOR-MADE TRIP HOT TRAVEL DEALS NEWSLETTER LINK   Aug 23 Famed French physician's statue erected in Nha Trang A bust of French-Swiss doctor Alexandre Yersin (1863-1943) has just been unveiled in south of Tran Phu Bridge on Nha Trang Beach. The blue granite bust was based on a design by artists Xuan Tien and Ngo Liem from HCM City's Fine Arts Association. It is 4m tall including a pedestal of 0.6m. Yersin worked in Indochina as a physician in 1890 before travelling widely in the region. He spent much of his time in Vietnam, particularly the coastal city of Nha Trang in Khanh Hoa province. In 1934, he was named honorary director of the Nha Trang Pasteur Institute and a member of its Board of Administration. He died at his home in Nha Trang in 1943. After 1975, streets named in his honour kept their designation, and his tomb in Suoi Dau, Nha Trang was graced by a shrine where rites are still performed in his memory. Yersin's house in Nha Trang is now the Yersin Museum, and the epitaph on his tombstone describes him as a "Benefactor and humanist, venerated by the Vietnamese people. Trekking to highlands, sleeping in trees 20/11/2012 08:37:42 In the process of developing tourism industry 20/11/2012 08:33:24 New appearance of ethnic wellbeing crucial 20/11/2012 08:29:27 Gaint Cham temple of Po Nagar 20/11/2012 08:26:06 Welcome HCM - Spanish cultural week 20/11/2012 08:16:30 Vietnamese devotional objects in Thai Binh province has been restored 20/11/2012 08:13:00 VIB funds Vietnam Airlines for new Airbus A321 aircrafts 20/11/2012 08:10:00 + Trekking to highlands, sleeping in trees + In the process of developing tourism industry + New appearance of ethnic wellbeing crucial + Gaint Cham temple of Po Nagar + Welcome HCM - Spanish cultural week + Vietnamese devotional objects in Thai Binh province has been restored   Vietnam Travel News Travel Events Travel Festival   Laos Travel News Travel Events Travel Festival   Cambodia Travel News Travel Events Travel Festival 11/20/2012(7) 11/19/2012(5) 11/17/2012(4) 11/16/2012(3) 11/15/2012(6) 11/14/2012(5) 11/13/2012(5)   HOME | GREAT ADVENTURES | TOP TRAVEL CHOICES | CRUISE IN STYLE | BEST HOTEL DEALS | LOWEST AIRFARES | TRAVEL GUIDES | TRAVEL NEWS | CONTACT US indochinatravelservice.com © 2006 Dong Duong Co. All Rights reserved.