Vung Tau has a very dramatic sunset every evening. It begins at about 6 pm and would end just before 6.30pm.
I am lucky, because I get to see the sun go down everyday from my office window.
Of course, getting the evening sun does nothing for temperature in the office. What with the air conditioning system getting shut down at 5 PM...sharp; and i bet my last dong the person in charge of that piece of equipment is a 'party' member. No not the kinda party that starts every night after 8...but the kinda party synonimous with Marx, Lenin, Stalin and of course...good' ol' uncle HO!
Theres really nothing much to do in Vung Tau...REALLY, except for sun, sea, sand and lotsa girls. Before you boys go all WOOHOOO about the 'girls', read on...
Where was I...ahhh yes,,,,nothing much to do but...
If not for call of duty; i wouldn't really think about going to Vung Tau. Its usually number 6 or 7th on the places to go when you peruse Vietnam's travel brouchure. These promises the sand , beach and the sun. Can't fault with that; thats exactly what you will get. I frankly cant get myself to tear off my clothes for the waters though. If you go through my Vung Tau pages later, you'd notice many pictures of 'junks' or wooden boats. Dubious 'things get thrown from these as people actually live in the boats. The boats are usually moored pretty close to the beach too. That said, the waters are not exactly crystal clear either. Vung Tau essentially houses the Petroleum Terminal for the Vietnamese Oil Industry..so things get pretty busy at the port further down. But all is not lost..there are some pretty blue water about 5 minutes motor bike ride from down town Vung Tau. Just a small stretch. So if that is good enough for you to swing by to Vung Tau, by all means do swing by.
The part I like about Vung Tau is that it is quiet (unlike HCMC). It is ESPECIALLY so in the afternoon from 11.30 - 1.00pm plus minus half hour. This is the time people go home for siesta.... LITERALLY. It was and still is a culture shock for me...working in a relatively workoholic environment where one takes lunch on the run..or sandwhiches between paragraphs.
I also find walking 5 minutes to work (5 MINUTES folks!) with cool wind blowing very pleasant. The wind tends to get a little cool at night time, but still plesant; sitting at the balcony or by the beach..wind blowing. Cool stuff!
Food is cheap too! As long as you stay away from the touristy places... eat with the locals and you'd save a bundle.
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