We took a wee road trip an hour out of town to see the reclining Buddha, which at 49 meters long is the largest reclining Buddha in Vietnam. This chill dude lies at the top of Takou Mountain, which is about 700 meters high, and a doozy of a hike since it’s pretty much straight up the mountain.

The mountain is also a nature preserve, and although we didn’t see too much wildlife, we did make the acquaintance of a family of monkeys at the top. The young ones seemed pretty interested in us until Dad decided it was time for us to go, swinging menacingly down from the tree and landing right in front of us. We decided it was time to move along.

At the top, we had a nice relaxing time with the sleeping Buddha, eating our banh mi and taking in the peaceful atmosphere. Afterward, we caught a cable car down and had a nice view of the countryside before returning to the moped and the chaos of the highway.