While the focus lately has been on bowling I am still getting out there on my bicycle every couple of days in my continued search for the perfect quiet place. I haven't exactly found it because there are so many people in the Da Nang that I am convinced it simply isn't possible to get to a true quiet place unless it is the middle of the night, but I have done somewhat good as far as finding the best we can really get in a city of over a million people.
When you get about 4km from the city center, the areas there still have a bit of nature and even some agriculture. The rest of the city has been transformed into cement and metal just like all big cities. In these few remaining nature areas though, we get as close to peaceful as I think is going to happen here.
Something that is a bit concerning about the few bits of green that remain though, is that there is already groundwork being done to eliminate it. And that is what is happening here. In this little neighborhood that i was in, there isn't even a single house yet, but the roads and electric are all there and I guess they are just waiting for some people to come and buy them so they can build something there.
I encountered several of these planned communities on my latest ride and if you look closely at that last picture you an see that I accidentally caught a bird in flight as well. We rarely see birds around here ever.
I suppose it is a bit depressing to me to notice that all of these places are slowly but surely being "eaten up" by people, but If you want to put what is now getting close to one and a half million people into a rather small area, I guess that is what you have to do.
Vietnam is, and I knew this before I moved here, one of the most densely populated countries in SE Asia and probably the world as well. Nearly 100 million people in this tiny land mass and when you think about what the population of a much larger land mass is like say, Canada, Australia, or even Russia, Vietnam has a ton of people in it considering how small it is.
I guess I need to appreciate the little bit of nature that we have left here and well, it isn't really nature now is it? Rice paddies are lovely though as far as farmland is concerned. To me there is something just exceptionally peaceful about the rolling sea of green.
All of this is located a bit south of the city center and I wouldn't advise trying to walk towards it, you would need to cycle.
Perhaps my next destiation will be that spot of green that I can see from the satellite over there a bit further west.
Yes, urbanization gives us comfort and development, but at the same time it takes away silence, greenery, clean air, and a sense of belonging to the living world. It is increasingly rare to find a corner where you can feel a real unity with nature.
But what can we change?
I don't think anything can be changed. as population increases, more places to live and shop need to also exist.
Wow, your photos make it feel so peaceful! I can almost hear the quiet of the rice fields. 🌿🚴♂️" It’s great that you’re finding these little green spots in the city. That bird in flight is a nice touch!"
That's too bad that things are heading that way. Even here the green is going away. Across the street they turned a nice patch of grass into a parking lot. 😛
we're running out of open places
That is quite a large area that has been clearly zoned for development and this is for homes and not tourists. Do they need so many new homes or is there a shortage?
I really don't know. It seems like there are a lot of places that are being planned for suburb type areas because the downtown area and the busy beach areas have nowhere to go but up. I hope that these suburbs can actually get going because I would move to one of htem to get away from the crazy of where I live now.
It's sad to see the green spaces go 😔 But it's great that you're making a point to explore and appreciate them while they're still there 🙌 The rice paddies look so peaceful 💖
they really are. sometimes there are little paths between the fields and this is one of my favaorite places to ride
Oh! It is a bit sad to think those areas might soon be replaced by buildings, but for now at least you get to enjoy their quiet charm.🤗
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