“Travel becomes a strategy for accumulating photographs..." - Susan Sontag
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| (The bikers gang at Ha Long Bay) |
Date: Thursday, 26 November 2015
Distance: 170 km
We had breakfast in the hotel while waiting for the tour bus to pick us up. This morning we are going for a day trip to Ha Long Bay. The 170 km journey to Ha Long Bay took us more than three hours with a short break half way.
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| (A welcoming signage to the bay) |
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| (Arriving at the Pier in Ha Long) |
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| (On a boat cruise) |
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| (Waiting for lunch to be served) |
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| (The weather is cool and windy) |
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| (A spread of seafood dishes, delicious!) |
Ha Long Bay is a UNESCO World Heritage Site featuring thousands of limestone karsts and isles of various sizes and shapes. From the jetty we embarked on a boat cruise and were immediately served with seafood lunch while enjoying the beautiful limestone seascape.
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| (Our cruise boat, the White Dragon 11) |
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| (Many similar boats cruising the bay) |
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| (Arriving at an island with a beautiful grotto) |
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| (Beautifully lighted and clean) |
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| (Stalactites and stalagmites formations) |
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| (View from the cave's entrance) |
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| (The cruise boats docking at the jetty) |
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| (An iconic island used in the Vietnamese Dong note) |
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| (Kayaking activities around the jetty) |
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| (Houseboats with rooms and amenities) |
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| (Bamboo boats for hire) |
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| (Getting ready to cruise back to mainland) |
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| (Leaving the beautiful seascape) |
We took the same route back to Hanoi and reached our hotel around 20:00hrs. While others went for a last minute shopping, we had dinner at Little India then later went for an hour of foot massage.
*****
Day 08: Hanoi – KL
Date: Friday, 27 November 2015
We had breakfast in the hotel and checked out early. We had to take two taxis to Hanoi International Airport to catch our 09:00hrs flight to Kuala Lumpur.
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| (Departure Hall, Hanoi International Airport) |
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| (Our flight back to KL) |
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| (Right on time, no delay) |
The flight was on time and the food served was good. We napped most of the journey and arrived safely at KLIA2 around 13:30hrs.
Alhamdulillah….
Next Trip: 2015 Q4 4-Nation Ride
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