I went to visit my sister Châu's hometown in Chau Doc for the rest of Tet holidays.
26.01.2012 (Mùng 4 Tết)
Sam hill - Sunrise view from Long Sơn pagoda
We waked up early in the morning to climb up to the Sam hill for enjoying sunrise at Long Sơn pagoda.
After few minutes...
Sunrise, view from Long Son pagoda
Drinking hot soyamilk in Vườn Tao Ngộ
The small pathway
Flowers on the edge
Tây An pagoda at the foot of Sam hill
Palmyra palm's fruits (Trái Thốt Nốt)
Phú Vinh hotel, where we have stayed for the time in Chau Doc. The owner of this hotel is Chau's friend, em Hòa.
Châu and Hòa
Crowed street in front of Bà Chúa Xứ Temple
Apricot blossom tree at the temple
Flowers and grapevine at Huỳnh Đạo pagoda
Thoại Ngọc Hầu shrine - Thoại Ngọc Hầu (1761-1829) was a general in Nguyễn dynasty. He demanded the construction of Vĩnh Tế channel, which is more than 87 km along the South-West border, connecting Chau Doc and Ha Tien. The channel was named after his wife, Madame Châu Thị Tế.
The gate to Vĩnh Tế shrine (Thoại Ngọc Hầu's wife temple)
Sam hill - Sunset view from Phước Sơn pagoda (Chùa Hang)
New moon and a bright star
No comments:
Post a Comment