My Son

We were picked up from the hotel for our private tour to My Son (pronounce 'me son'(g)) at 7.30am.  It's approximately 45 kms to the ancient religious site and takes about an hour by car.   This is the site of the Cham empire and is a UNESCO world heritage listed site.  The area is located in a valley surrounded by mountains all around and was home to many temples constructed between the 4th - 14th centuries.  Unfortunately many of the temples were destroyed in a single week by the Americans during the war.  In the meditation room stands a monument from the Champa people alongside bombs left over from the war.  You can still see huge craters in the ground where the bombs were dropped.  The tour through the ruins ends with a concert by local dancers and musicians before returning to the hotel.

The meditation house

The architecture is very similar to Angkor Wat

A grim reminder of the war

We head straight to the pool on our return and spend the afternoon relaxing.  It is so hot at the moment that you really do need to spend time in your air conditioned room or in the pool.



Late in the afternoon we head back into the township for a further fitting for our clothes then a quiet wander around - well..... we were quiet, everybody else was very noisy! :)

Walking along the river we find a bar for a couple of quiet drinks before wandering around the corner to the "Cargo" restaurant for dinner.  Haven't had a bad meal yet!

Stroll beside the river

One of the restaurant boats

Dinner at "Cargo"

Beef in coconut 'flaming'