82 stories tagged Da Nang
Our last day in Da Nang: the family off to An Lão at 4:30 am, coffee and noodles high on the Hải Vân Pass, the old fort at the summit, a Thai lunch in An Thượng, an $89 apartment with an infinity pool, one last family feast and the elders' memories of March 1965, chè and kem bơ with Fozzie, and a sunrise on the beach before the flight to Saigon.
Two days in Da Nang: a $20 visit to the pharmacist, our old An Thượng neighborhood then and now, a riverside seafood dinner at Moon Beer, a night walk on the Nguyễn Văn Trỗi and Trần Thị Lý bridges, an izakaya lunch at Umi, and a late afternoon on Mỹ Khê.
A fireworks night we could not get near, a last fitting for two summer suits in Hội An, Mì Quảng and cao lầu at Chợ Hội An, a herd of cattle on the highway, sunset over the Cổ Cò, a street-corner seafood feast at Năm Rảnh Quán, and the Dragon Bridge breathing fire and water.
A Saturday on the Sơn Trà peninsula: the Lady Buddha and Linh Ứng Pagoda, a secluded beach café and the fishing boats below the mountain, an obscene amount of seafood with Diem's brother by the Trần Thị Lý Bridge, plaster statues by the river, and a late feast on the floor with the family from An Lão.
A Thursday in Da Nang: an early walk past an old temple and the K20 resistance base, bánh xèo and bò kho at Bếp Ngon Việt, packed summer beaches, live seafood and giant mantis shrimp at Làng Cá, a Hoegaarden on China Beach under the Lady Buddha, and the Sơn Trà night market.
A near-midnight feast of chicken feet and quail balut, early-morning laps and a pot of cháo gà, coffee in the shadow of the Dragon Bridge where Diem and I had our first date, a morning at Chợ Cồn with mắm nêm, tương ớt and kem bơ, a new McDonald's, a Moonmilk snack run, and a seafood night at the house.
The 5 am van out of An Lão, sizzle plates of eggs and beef at Quán 69, Highway 1 and the bird's nest houses, the old neighborhood in Da Nang, a reunion with Fozzie, and a late lunch at Bếp của Ngoại.
The Constant Epicurean Ep. 205, Return to the Place Beyond Time. In this edition, we arrive in An Lao, Diem's childhood home, after five years in the U.S. It is an emotional homecoming. I am invited to a local couples wedding.
Dragon Diaries #20 - The Long Journey Home. In this, the final edition of the Dragon Diaries, we have several setbacks but get back on track for the long flight to the US. We say goodbye to family and friends, and the saddest of all Fozzie.
The Constant Epicurean Ep. 194, and Dragon Diaries #18. A celebration of over 200 articles, 20 articles late, in tribute to Norm Macdonald. Things Begin to loosen up here, and passage to the US draws near.
The Constant Epicurean, Ep. 190, The Long Road to Buôn Ma Thuột. Probably my most ambitious article to date. Nothing extra ordinary, just a couple of weeks between our return to Da Nang from Na Trang before leaving a long country ride to the mountain city of Buon Ma Thuot. We revisit the Lady Buddha, explore spirituality, eat some wonderful food, and head out on an adventure yet to be written. Quan returns with us to Da Nang before we head to Dak Lak, and it's a long read. The longest article I've written to date, And probably one I'm most proud of. So if your interested in exploring and learning things you've never known, then buckle up for the Long Road to Buôn Ma Thuột.
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