Vinh

Vinh is a major city in Northern Vietnam. Understand Vinh's role as an industrial port city led to heavy destruction by aerial bombing during the war, as a result it has remained a drab, rather uninteresting place. Get in By bus As the largest city between Hanoi and Hue, it's on the route for buses along the coast. By train The train line between Vinh and Dong Hoi to the south takes an inland route different from Highway 1, and there is some excellent scenery along the way. If you're travelling along the coast by bus, consider taking a break here and going by train. Get around Train There are multiple trains daily from Hanoi to Vinh. See Citadel. The only remaining parts of the citadel are the moat and three gates which can be seen on D Dao Tan where you can also find some drinking places which open up in the evening  edit Cua Lo Beach. Cua Lo beach about 20 km outside of Vinh is an attractive stretch of sand backed up by some less attractive hotels and restaurants. It's more geared up for local visitors so can get quite busy during Vietnamese holiday periods. Outside of these times its pretty quiet and in the "winter" months you could have the beach to yourself. You can catch bus number 1 from Vinh (15,000 VD Dec 2012) which runs every hour. There are more frequent services during busier periods.  edit Do Buy Eat Drink Sleep Get out Bus at Bus Station to PhongSavanh (Phonsavan) in Laos, visa for Laos available at border, bus leaves every second day in the morning 6AM This article is an outline and needs more content. It has a template, but there is not enough information present. Please plunge forward and help it grow!