They say you should try your best to get to Ha Long Bay if you're in Vietnam for the beauty of the landscape and we did just that. It's in the northeast of Vietnam, known for its emerald waters and thousands of towering limestone islands topped by rainforests:
We did a boat cruise and the beauty is breath-taking. Apparently the limestone in this bay has gone through 500 million years of formation in different conditions and environments. Some of the islands are hollow, with enormous caves and we had a dinner barbeque in one of them:
There's an observation tower on one of these 'islands' called Ti Top Island where you can climb to the top (which we did) for an aerial view of the bay:
Here's a bit of trivia- there are two seasons in this part of Vietnam, a hot and moist summer, and a dry and cold winter- care to guess which one we're in? Answer- it's so hot and humid here I couldn't tell you the difference between standing in a full shower or just standing for that picture.
We also had fun kayaking through some of the islands with Cathy taking the charge:
We're now headed for some more train travel (please stop my beating heart) on our way down to Hoi An.
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