NHA TRANG:

We took the overnight train from Saigon to Nha Trang. Our 4-bed AC cabin was quite comfy but I could not really sleep as the trains are rather old models and make noises reminding you of the Titanic hitting the iceberg (according to Nathan).
The beach is beautiful and Nha Trang is a very cute city surrounded by hills. The touristy part of the city attracts quite the party crowd but you can avoid them pretty easily. Being directly on the coast the variety and quality of seafood dishes is great.
One of the best memories of our trip was the day tour we took of the Nha Trang backcountry: for very little money we hired two motor bike guys who took us around on the back of their bikes for 9 hours!
The only thing that maybe clouded the whole trip was that we, especially I, got so sunburned the first day, that I had to wear full-body cover as I did not want to expose my poor sunburned skin to even more sun. Well, I guess I matched the Vietnamese women, who are (during the day) usually completely covered with gloves, hats, often face protection as white skin still is the beauty ideal.
The next day the two motor bike guys organized a boat and a driver for us and we spent all day cruising around the small islands off the coast and snorkeling. We had a few very fun days on the coast!