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Trekking to highlands, sleeping in trees
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VietNamNet Bridge – Around 15 kilometers from Dalat City, Nui Voi-Da Tien Tourist Area in my opinion is a paradise for travelers, as it is unlike any tourist areas in the city of mist and pine trees.
Romantic scenery in Da Tien-Thac Voi Tourist Area in Dalat City.
I departed from the road from Prenn Pass through Truc Lam Zen Monastery, riding around Tuyen Lam Lake then upon the area. The windy and winding road is really interesting to conquer.
‘Da Tien’ (fairy rock) is two rocks in the shape of two male fairies playing chess. The greenness of the pine forest and grass-yards are dotted with some colorful wild flowers.
Tourists can hire a boat to take a cruise around the lake under the sunset to enjoy the romance and calmness of nature. To relax and put fun at the top of your agenda, travelers can hire a fishing rod at VND30,000 with bait to catch some fish for dinner. For others who want to explore the forest and winding roads, they can hire an elephant at VND30,0000 per hour.
Tourists can stay overnight at a tree-house halfway up a giant tree.
After that you can enjoy some specialties in some long stilt traditional houses of Ede people with gong shows or chat with K’Ho people around the fire. All will make you ignore the darkness coming over the misty city and the chill of the wind.
The amazing thing is that tourists will be taken to a little wooden tree-house halfway up a giant tree to sleep in overnight.
You might be a little apprehensive at first but it does have a toilet and bathroom. Lying in the house like a bird cage you will hear the whistles from the wind through the leaves and buzz of insects.
Early morning when you are awakened by the twitters of birds, you should take a visit to Voi Waterfall and stroll around the village to explore more of the ethnic culture there.
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Nov
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Welcome HCM - Spanish cultural week
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HCMC - Spanish cultural week, marking the 35th anniversary of Vietnam – Spain diplomatic relations will take place from November 19 - 25 in Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC).
A film festival, guitar gala and photography exhibition will be held during the cultural week.
From November 19 - 23, at the Fafilm Cinema (No 6, Thai Van Lung, District 1), audiences will have a chance to enjoy iconic Spanish films such as “Mujeres al borde de in ataque de nervios” (Nervous Women); “La Lenguade las mariposas” (Butterfly’s language); “Los lunes al Sol” (Second days in the sun); “Muerte de un ciclista” (Cyclist’s death) and “El Orfanato” (Orphanage).
On November 21, guitarist Hang Nguyen and pianist Ly Giai Hoa will perform “El Fuego” (Flame) and “La Pasión” (Passion) at the Ho Chi Minh City Opera House.
Additionally, a photo exhibition to introduce Spaniards and the country will be held by the Spanish Embassy to Vietnam and the Vietnam-Spain Friendship Association, at 120 Nguyen Thi Minh Khai street, District 3, from November 21- 25.
Tickets can be collected from Monday to Friday at Jaleo Spanish Language School, 38 Hoa Su, Phu Nhuan District, and the Department of Spanish Linguistics and Literature, University of Social Sciences and Humanities, 10 -12 Dinh Tien Hoang street, District 1./.
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Nov
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Vietnamese devotional objects in Thai Binh province has been restored
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(CPV) - "Restoring and preserving a collection of red-lacquered and gold-trimmed wooden devotional objects" project that includes 15 objects dating from the 17th to the 19th century has successfully ended.
Experts at the Preservation Department under the Vietnam National Museum of History completed the restoration work, unveiled on November 19, by US. Embassy Deputy Chief of Mission, Ms Claire Pierangelo, and Thai Binh provincial Museum Director, Mr Vu Duc Thom, in a ceremony held at the museum.
Collected by the Thai Binh provincial Museum from mainly in communal houses, pagodas, temples and shrines, these objects have significant historical, cultural, and religious value, reflecting the cultural and spiritual life of the Vietnamese people in the key Red River Delta provinces.
This project, funded with a USD30,000 grant by the US Ambassador’s Fund for Cultural Preservation, was awarded in December last year by Ambassador David Shear.
Established in 2001, the Fund has supported 650 projects worldwide, totaling more than USD29 million in which Vietnam has been awarded ten./.
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Nov
20
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VIB funds Vietnam Airlines for new Airbus A321 aircrafts
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(CPV) - The Vietnam International Bank (VIB) and the Vietnam National Flag Carrier (Vietnam Airlines - VNA) on November 16 inked a funding agreement worth USD48 million for the purchase of new Airbus A321 aircrafts.
Accordingly, VIB will help the Carrier to develop its modern fleet in the next 10 years, meeting the increased demand for expanding both domestic and international flights network.
“In the context of regional and global economic downturn, as well as the strict competitiveness between domestic and international banks/credit organizations, this agreement has demonstrated VIB’s strength and powerful. It will benefit not only engaging parties, but also for passengers”, said Mr Pham Ngoc Minh, President and CEO of VNA.
So far, the Bank has been provided short-term credit packages and different financing plans for the Airlines, thus supporting VNA to develop more.
This funding agreement is the first ever long-term commercial grant, opening a large window for a long and comprehensive cooperation between the two sides in the near future./.
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