Anyway, I went to marble mountain two days ago, located just ten minutes away from our house in Da Nang. As you might have guessed, Marble mountain is a mountain made entirely of marble. Throughout the mountain are a series of caves, temples, sculptures, and amazing views of the surrounding area. It is surrounded by five other mountains, and each of the six mountains represents an element: water, wood, fire, air, metal, and earth. Marble Mountain represents water. Here is are some views from the top:
Our Vietnamese tour guide and I touching the belly of "Happy Buddha":
The "Gate to Heaven":
A Pagoda on top of the mountain:
Another Pagoda built into the mountain:
"Sleeping Woman Buddha"
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I think I'll use the rest of this post to show you some other pictures from other parts of our journey in Vietnam. Enjoy!
My house in Da Nang:
The living room leading into the kitchen:
View from our roof:
Me driving my motor bike down Monkey Mountain:
Monkey Mountain:
The cable guy installing our wifi:
A view from a cafe built over a river in Hoi An:
Da Nang from the air:
A view of Da Nang city from Monkey Mountain with the Buddha statue in the bottom left:
View of HCMC from a bar at the top of the Sheraton:
Mui Ne beach:
And last but not least, me in the streets of Ho Chi Minh City!!
That's all for now.. keep posted!
YOUR BEST POST YET! How nice it is to see what you have been talking about . . . your house looks beautiful (sorry you have to leave it) and the sites you're visiting are magnificent! And you look great, too! (not too crazy about the motor skooter, however : ))
ReplyDeleteLet's skipe this weekend . . . Elizabeth will be home, too! Send me the best time to call . . .
Love you,
Mom
I would think they'd need workers to build some proper roads... holy treacherous, batman!
ReplyDeletestay safe and good luck with the job search,
btw... which side of the street do they drive on?
Uncle Steve
btw... your cousin - lil baby jack turns 1 tomorrow...
to your comment, Steve, not to mention the wires!!!!
ReplyDeleteHAPPY BIRTHDAY JACK JAMES!
Max.....nice pics!
ReplyDelete...just looking at these pics again... wildest one is of the cable guy... take a look max.....he's looping one leg around the pole for balance...standing on the top rung of the ladder with the other....head wrapped with wifi cable... 220v (or whatever) lines right there... I say follow him around and sooner or later there'll be a job opening... or not ;)
ReplyDeleteMax, Vietnam looks beautiful from your photos and you look great! Uncle John
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