Halong Bay

Halong Bay- officially recognised by UNESCO in Dec 1994 as one of the world's natural heritage, for its scenic beauty comprising over 1000 islands. The floating houses are fishing villages where we could go up to to buy their fresh catch to have it cooked on our junk.

It was a misty day due to the endless drizzle which was enough to create a damp but not enough to drench hence no one went around with an umbrella. It added to the mystical air but also masked a lot of the scenery. A reason to make a return visit.

The trip from Hanoi to Halong Bay was over 3 hours. We were so glad to have brought two bottles of wine with us, a red and a white (which were lugged all the way from the home airport...). We could finally reward ourselves for the hardship journey by enjoying the drinks with our fresh seafood lunch. Since the boat/junk was all just for the 7 of us, excluding the guide and 5 other crew members (captain,cook, waiter, etc), we did not have to watch our belongings and simply relaxed and moved around the boat in very high spirits.


Another strange looking rock. I think they say this one looks like an elephant.