Rain .... Not really what we were expecting but oh well. We left Hanoi about 9am and arrived in Halong Bay about 1pm. Our hotel isn't in the downtown area so when we walk we're walking thru some rougher areas. Our view from the 10th floor is of a dirt bus parking lot. :)
We decide to go see a movie, The Hobbit. We loved it and it was in English with Vietnamese subtitles. The popcorn was good as well ... They mixed sweet with the salty.
The next morning we head out for out boat tour of Halong Bay. The bay is filled with over a thousand limestone islets. They are absolutely stunning, the problem is it's overcast and you can't see very well plus it's cold ... Something else we weren't expecting plus the rain.
We meet two young ladies from Hong Kong who speak good English and we become fast friends. They work for the government (secret agents we think ;) and are in Vietnam for 4 days. We go on our excursion from the bay to a cave .... It's one of the big attractions for the bay. It has lights inside that show off all the stalagmites and tites.
We then get on a bamboo raft and go inside one of the islets. Here's a short video of what it looked like.
We decide to go see a movie, The Hobbit. We loved it and it was in English with Vietnamese subtitles. The popcorn was good as well ... They mixed sweet with the salty.
The next morning we head out for out boat tour of Halong Bay. The bay is filled with over a thousand limestone islets. They are absolutely stunning, the problem is it's overcast and you can't see very well plus it's cold ... Something else we weren't expecting plus the rain.
We meet two young ladies from Hong Kong who speak good English and we become fast friends. They work for the government (secret agents we think ;) and are in Vietnam for 4 days. We go on our excursion from the bay to a cave .... It's one of the big attractions for the bay. It has lights inside that show off all the stalagmites and tites.
We then get on a bamboo raft and go inside one of the islets. Here's a short video of what it looked like.
Lunch is next, not everyone ordered it and Pats a little leary of a seafood lunch. We first get a sour soup with clams .... Very good. Next comes plate after plate of veggies, veggies and squid, chicken and onions, a whole grouper, and rice. We get fresh pineapple for dessert. For all my germ-a-phobe friends, there were only little bowls for us to use and everyone ate off the plates with chop sticks. Everything was so yummy.
We headed out for our last excursion, some paid to kayak so they went to do that. Next we walked to the top of a hill, close to 500 steps. Such a beautiful view.
A good day all in all ....
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