This week our group took a trip to Trung Yen, one of the more developed areas of Vietnam. Lining the streets were not food vendors but rather banks. Businessmen walked the empty streets and sidewalk was readily available to be walked on. Palm trees lined the surrounding area and the apartments were definitely styled in a different way. No longer were the cramped side by side, but were spacious and large. Sometimes while walking around I felt as if I was walking in my own neighborhood back in the States only to be reminded that I was still in Vietnam when Ngan or Dung had to pull me to the side to avoid getting hit by a car -___-;
When we started to look for the items on the list, we noticed that, unlike Den Bach Ma, everything was more spread out. We were unable to find a lot of things on the list (place to buy rice, fresh vegetables, knife sharpener...) but comparing this area to DBA, Trung Yen doesn't allow for any of these things to be available. What I thought was nice about the area was that it had a nice public park for everyone to enjoy. There were kids running around, to teens playing tennis and badminton, and older people walking around the perimeter of the park.
Not by a tourist attraction, Trung Yen is a lot more calm and relaxed. I don't know if I can see myself living here just because the life pace is a little slower but it does look like a great spot to retire in.
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