{"id":334,"date":"2016-11-11T15:10:09","date_gmt":"2016-11-11T15:10:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thenomadicyear.com\/blog\/?p=334"},"modified":"2017-02-25T07:28:06","modified_gmt":"2017-02-25T07:28:06","slug":"cannon-fort-on-cat-ba-island","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thenomadicyear.com\/blog\/cannon-fort-on-cat-ba-island\/","title":{"rendered":"Cannon Fort, Vietnam"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The Cannon Fort is only 2km away from Cat Ba town’s port, a 35 minutes walk uphill. The\u00a0entrance ticket is 1.8 USD (40.000 VND = 7.5 RON).<\/p>\n

At the entrance,\u00a0engraved in a\u00a0memorial plaque writes:<\/p>\n

“The Cannon Fort was built in 1942, at the height of 177m from the sea, on Cat Ba Island — a strategical location considered a gateway of the East Sea and also an evidence of the fierce wars again<\/strong> <\/span>French & American. The first battle took place here was one of the Cat Ba army & people’s brilliant feet of army contributing to the glorious victory of the nation.<\/em>“<\/p>\n

\"Cannon
— Cannon Fort<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Trenches
— Trenches inside Fort Cannon<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Anti-aircraft
— Anti-aircraft cannon. Dooh.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"View
— View from Cannon Fort<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Jungle
— Jungle greenery<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Random
— Random selfie<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"More
— More jungle greenery<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Couchsurfing.
— Couchsurfing. For soldiers.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"3D
— 3D Google Maps of Cat Ba Island<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"High-tech
— High-tech communication equipment<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Jail
— Jail receptionist doing a splendid job<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Ammunition\"
— Ammunition<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Scary
—\u00a0Metro?<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Bunker\"
— Bunker<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Not trying to be disrespectful, but this place would be an awesome spot for paintball…<\/p>\n

Cannon Fort it’s not only an interesting visit in itself, but it also offers pretty nice views over the surrounding areas. I approve this visit.<\/p>\n

Next, I’m visiting the Cat Ba National Park and Ha Long Bay<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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The Cannon Fort is only 2km away from Cat Ba town’s port, a 35 minutes walk uphill. The\u00a0entrance ticket is 1.8 USD (40.000 VND = 7.5 RON). At the entrance,\u00a0engraved in a\u00a0memorial plaque writes: “The Cannon Fort was built in 1942, at the height of 177m from the sea, on Cat Ba Island — a<\/p>\n

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