We got to Phu Quoc Island on Sunday night. On first impression, Salinda Resort looks very nice! Our observations were confirmed on Monday morning when we went for breakfast. You are greeted at the door of the restaurant by a young lady playing on a grand piano, after which you are offered unlimited sparkling wine and an amazing breakfast buffet, featuring sushi, vietnamese soup, various cheese, cold cuts and breads, fruits, hot dishes, eggs prepared to your liking by the chefs, .... It is by far the most amazing breakfast buffet that we have ever seen!
The resort has a pool and a beautiful beach on the ocean. We went for a few walks and enjoyed time by the pool. We visited one of Eugene's friend (Jacqui's brother) who owns a restaurant just across from the resort. It was pretty cool to meet him. We took a cab to Soa Beach for parts of one day; the beach has beautiful white sand and was very nice.
We also visited the night market of Duong Dong; it was quite an experience. Being an island, there is a lot of seafood which is sold at the market. Basically, you choose your fish or crab or any other marine creature that you want to eat, then they weigh it and cook it for you. We passed on that! There were also a lot of pearls for sale. You also had the usual market stuff: clothing, jewelry, fruits and veggies, coffee, pepper from Phu Quoc, local wine with either a snake or other creatures in the bottle, ... It was a nice place to visit!
All in all, we really enjoyed Phu Quoc Island and would recommend it to anyone who wants to relax in this part of the world!
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| Our home in Phu Quoc for a few days |
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| Welcome to your breakfast! |
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| Honey, anyone? |
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| How about mousse for dessert? |
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| Cheese maybe? |
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| Or would you like Sushi for breakfast |
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| All the fruit was so fresh and so good! |
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| Fruit and juice station |
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| On our way to breakfast, or the beach |
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| Orchids: they are everywhere! |
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| The ocean in the background, seen from the pool |
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| Beach to the right |
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| Beach to the left |
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| It is still rainy season, but the rain doesn't last long. But it does pour when it comes down! |
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| Doesn't rain here!! |
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| Jacqui and Hai, Eugene's friend, at his restaurant |
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| Never seen those kind of leaves before |
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| Fishing boat not too far from shore |
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| Dinner! |
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| Sao Beach, located at the south end of the island. The sand is whiter than what we have at our resort |
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| Jelly fish close to our resort. It must be friendly as we never heard of anyone having problems with them |
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| Sunset on Phu Quoc Island |
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Phu Quoc night market: pretty cool place to visit!
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| Pick your meal! |
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| Sea rays anyone? |
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| We went for a "hot pot" for dinner. It's the same concept as a fondue |
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| Cook your veggies and meat. Also makes a great soup! |
