点评:Our planned private tour with Tommy and his colleague Ty was to take in the Ba Na Hills and the ambitious Sunworld hill resort followed by a trip to the My Son sanctuary a Hindu holy site dating from the late 10th century which was largely abandoned by the 13th century, rediscovered and reclaimed by the French in modern times and then heavily bombed during the American war.
Ba Na hills was fascinating - very like Disneyland with lots of smiling faces greeting us and music playing in the background. No doubt that this is an impressive and highly thought of destination for tourists and local families alike. Sadly, as the weather was so awful - torrential rain and high wind - we had no views of the landscape or jungle scenery. We went to the Golden Hands bridge first and took pictures but then decided it was simply too wet to want to see anything more. Ty and Tommy were very nice about it and changed plans immediately, taking us to My Son a little earlier than planned. We were a bit relieved to be climbing into the dry, comfortable SUV after our drenching.
My Son was a fascinating glimpse into the ancient history of the area and at the same time brought home the destructive nature of what we call the Vietnam war (known as the American war here for obvious reasons). The temples were bombed into near oblivion by the Americans. Ty was very knowledgeable about the temples' history and construction and also about their destruction and current reconstruction projects. My Son also offered entertainment in the form of an excellent demonstration of traditional music and dance, which was highly enjoyable.
Ty's (and Tommy’s) English was excellent and they were both very friendly and made our trip fun. Lunch was a local speciality and was delicious.
翻译:我们和汤米以及他的同事泰一起计划了一次私人旅行,行程包括游览巴拿山和雄心勃勃的太阳世界山顶度假村,之后前往美山圣地。美山圣地是一处印度教圣地,始建于10世纪末,13世纪时基本被废弃,近代被法国人重新发现并开发,后在美国战争期间遭到猛烈轰炸。
巴拿山令人着迷——很像迪士尼乐园,到处都是笑脸迎人,背景音乐悠扬动听。毫无疑问,这里是游客和当地家庭都非常向往的热门目的地。可惜的是,由于天气恶劣——暴雨倾盆,狂风呼啸——我们根本没能欣赏到任何山景或丛林风光。我们先去了金手桥,拍了些照片,但之后觉得实在太湿了,不想再看其他东西了。泰和汤米非常体贴,立即更改了行程,比原计划提前一些带我们去了美山。被雨淋透后,我们终于可以坐进干燥舒适的SUV,真是松了一口气。
“我的儿子”之旅让我们得以一窥当地的古老历史,同时也让我们深刻体会到越南战争(由于显而易见的原因,这里称之为“美国战争”)的破坏性。美军几乎将寺庙夷为平地。泰对寺庙的历史、建造过程、损毁情况以及目前的重建项目都非常了解。“我的儿子”还为我们带来了精彩的传统音乐和舞蹈表演,令人赏心悦目。
泰(以及汤米)的英语都非常流利,他们热情友好,让我们的旅程充满乐趣。午餐是当地特色菜,味道鲜美。