After a quick flying from DaNang to Hanoi, a driver picked us upwards for a iii hr campaign to HaLong Bay. I enjoyed the scenery on the drive, in addition to tried non to pay attending to the crazy Vietnamese driving practices! Upon arrival at the hotel, nosotros were served Vietnamese tea, which was pretty customary.
The town nosotros were inwards was a picayune odd. There were but a few overnice hotels, inwards a rather undeveloped surface area close a marina. There was basically nix to walk to, in addition to no restaurants other than the hotel restaurant. In other words, we were inwards the middle of nowhere. Upon check-in, we saw the hotel staff setting upwards for a political party outside, amongst a alive band, correct nether our window. "Wonderful", I thought, "so much for getting some slumber tonight."
The hotel clerk explained that at that spot may go some dissonance due to the staff political party that evening, in addition to thus invited us to bring together them at the staff party. It was a Lunar New Year's Day celebration. I was skeptical at first, I felt similar they were but trying to go nice, but Matt insisted that nosotros should attend. And, since at that spot was nix else inwards the vicinity, nosotros agreed.
There was a fabulous spread of food.
They had a huge buffet, every bit good every bit some guys grilling all kinds of meat; fish, chicken, shrimp, scallops, etc.
They brought several plates piled amongst meat to our table.
The repast was fabulous!
There was but something thus awesome nigh sitting out nether the stars, listening to a band play "Hotel California", inwards the middle of Vietnam.
Several bottles of Vodka Hanoi were on each table. We were told that this vodka was made from rice, rather than potatoes, which lent a sweeter taste.
The tabular array side past times side to ours, had a bunch of immature guys, proverb the equivalent of "1,2,3 CHEERS," in addition to drinking shot afterwards shot. They came to view our tabular array in addition to chatted for a bit. I loved these guys! (We also sat side past times side to a hotel guest, who worked every bit a resort photographer. He gets paid to move the world, in addition to photograph amazing resorts. YES, that's an actual job!!!)
After partying amongst the hotel staff, in addition to truly getting decent slumber that nighttime (they moved everyone into the hotel bar or thus 10:00pm), nosotros headed to the marina for our cruise of HaLong Bay.
Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 big welcome from the staff.
We walked the marina a little, earlier boarding.
This was our boat for the day, Paradise Resorts luxury cruise.
We took the five hr cruise, which included a fabulous buffet lunch, in addition to a halt at a cave for exploring.
Ready to laid sail!
The scenery was absolutely breathtaking.
We met a overnice homo from Japan, who took this picture.
HaLong Bay has or thus 2,000 islets made of limestone, jutting upwards out of the water. Some of the limestone has undergone an estimated 500 million years of formation!
This pic captures my favorite 2d of this entire trip. Sitting on the deck of this boat amongst my handsome husband, a hot loving cup of Vietnamese coffee, in addition to taking inwards God's amazing creation!
We anchored for a bit, in addition to the staff prepared a smaller boat to cause got us to the cave. As nosotros were parked, several ladies inwards boats paddled upwards to sell snack items to the passengers. I admired their ingenuity!
We boarded the smaller boat, in addition to headed to the island.
There was a long staircase leading to the cave entrance.
Inside the cave, was a HUGE cavern that was really good lit in addition to slowly to walk around.
We loved exploring this cave!
There was a picayune nob sticking upwards amongst coin laying or thus it, which was belike some type of offering to a God. I come across this ofttimes inwards Japan, for certain areas are deemed holy for some reason, in addition to offerings are made. The girls cause got finally learned non to collect the money!
And some other cave pic. The cave was truly cool, in addition to went on forever.
The persuasion from exterior the cave was amazing, too!
It's ever a skillful fourth dimension for a household unit of measurement selfie!
Back on our boat in addition to headed dorsum to shore. This was the most relaxing twenty-four hr menses of a jam-packed Vietnam visit. Now, for the 3 hr campaign dorsum to Hanoi, which was fifty-fifty scarier inwards the dark! I finally decided to unopen my eyes in addition to non lookout our close decease sense unfold.
I had no thought that HaLong Bay was thus unopen to China. Also, nosotros were no longer inwards the torrid zone in addition to the weather condition was much cooler, definitely jacket weather. We spent the in conclusion ii days inwards Hanoi, the nation's capital, coming upwards next....
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