I was lucky enough to attend Furama Resort’s Village market last night and decided to take this opportunity to inform you that the event will continue tonight and tomorrow night (11th and 12th February, 2010) at the Furama Resort Danang from 18:00 to 22:00.

The purpose of the Village Market is to create an ambience and experience of the traditional Tet holiday period of Vietnamese people as in the past to visiting foreign guests and to herald in the beginning of Tet – the most celebrated holiday in Vietnam. You will be ensured of witnessing a glimpse of real village life and have a close-up view of local crafts at our Village Market.

Guests will be welcomed by our “Spring Garden Paradise” in the lobby, together with 500 red lanterns and 12 bamboo animals at the Resort entrance gate and will enjoy a lion dance, monochord “?àn b?u” and bamboo instrument “T’rung” performances and partake in specialty dishes such as Pancake “Bánh Xèo”, Danang Chicken Rice, Quang Noodle “M? Qu?ng”, Hanoi Noodle “Pho Ha Noi”, “Bèo-N?m-L?c” Cakes, Seafood Barbecue, Sweet Soup, Sugarcane and Coconut Juice which will all be at our Village Market. You will also have the chance to purchase some souvenir items, to take back to your hometown, all at reasonable prices.

We look forward to welcoming you to our Village Market and wishing you all a Happy New Year – “Chuc Mung Nam Moi!”

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With Chinese Lunar New Year fast approaching I thought I would give you a heads up of what may happen in Danang. Sunday the 14th of February is the first day of the new year, the year of the tiger. On the 14th, 15th and 16th Danang will virtually shut down, no businesses will be open, traffic will be light, everyone will be home with family and friends.

A word of warning, get shopping done as soon as possible, the 3 days before the new year are arguably Vietnam’s busiest shopping days. You may have already noticed how Metro and Big C are busier than usual.

Tet is officially only three days but most shops will be shut down for longer than that. Expect some shops and restaurants to open on the 17th, more than likely with increased prices. With each day more shops will be open. Expect business to be back to normal on the 22nd of February.

Businesses which tend to stay open are coffee shops, which usually add a surcharge, and hotels, which in some cases double their prices.

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