Ms Saigon presenting the pride of Vietnam: The beautiful Halong Bay! π
Reality: Squinting in the 33 degree heat, with the strong wind in my face, & hoping to God my boatmates (& hubby) would not be laughing their pants off. But hey, where else would it look more authentic if not here? hahaha...
Bought the lovely Vietnamese dress for 600kVND just hours ago. In a tourist shop. Bleh. Well, I have to say, their selection is better (& cheaper) than the ones i saw in the shops downtown. So i guess, tourist shop ain't that bad after all. Furthermore, the shop girl said part of the fund would go to support the physically challenged people. Sold!
Reality: Squinting in the 33 degree heat, with the strong wind in my face, & hoping to God my boatmates (& hubby) would not be laughing their pants off. But hey, where else would it look more authentic if not here? hahaha...
Bought the lovely Vietnamese dress for 600kVND just hours ago. In a tourist shop. Bleh. Well, I have to say, their selection is better (& cheaper) than the ones i saw in the shops downtown. So i guess, tourist shop ain't that bad after all. Furthermore, the shop girl said part of the fund would go to support the physically challenged people. Sold!
Clockwise from top left: (1) After the trail through the touristy Sung Sot (Surprised) Cave of Bo Hon Island, from a scenic top; (2) Our boat! (3) (4) Kayaking in the dusk. The hub & I enjoyed this very much. And I didn't need my BetaSerc π
(4) Small room, with the bed occupies about 90% of the room space. Air cond on only from evening time to about 9am prior "check out" on deck.
Spectacular sun, approaching sunset. Looks like a pearl ball of fire with the cloud fringes! Love this. — in Gia Luan, HαΊ£i PhΓ²ng, Vietnam.
Clockwise from right: (1) You can find millions of pictures of Halong Bay. But not this. This one & only (so far from Google π) exhibiting an interesting phenomenon of
the clouds encircling the upper part of the atmosphere. A heart-shaped
silhouette of a moon. π
We slept under the stars for the better part of the night after simple activities like making Vietnamese rolls & squid fishing.
We slept under the stars for the better part of the night after simple activities like making Vietnamese rolls & squid fishing.
Reality: We did sleep under the stars & clouds with the wind in our
hair. ... and with a bright light shining on the deck with Vietnamese
rap song (which... sounded pretty good, actually) & a "security
guard" with us.
(2) Presenting Ms Saigon in swimsuit! Looking (absolutely ridiculously) fabulous. HAHAHA...
Reality: OMG, thank goodness only 2 persons on deck. Bedhair, & OMG.. what big arm i have. ;P Tip: Ladies, never squeeze your arm to your chest/breast or you will look like Pandalela minus the Silver Olympic Medal. π
Reality: OMG, thank goodness only 2 persons on deck. Bedhair, & OMG.. what big arm i have. ;P Tip: Ladies, never squeeze your arm to your chest/breast or you will look like Pandalela minus the Silver Olympic Medal. π
(3) Sunrise! Half awake... π΄π΄π΄ Worth forcing myself up... heheh...
Clockwise from top: (1) Drizzling a bit the morning after. But the view, still glorious;
(2) Lunch on board. Pretty good. If you like seafood. There were 12 of us on board (5 Koreans, 1 English, 1 Spaniard, 1
Singaporean, 1 Swiss, 1 Vietnamese, & 2 Malaysians). Our table of
six had a vegan, 2 non-prawn person, so, there were more food for the
rest of us;
(3) Hub at the bow of the boat.
Countryside en route back to Hanoi. Love the golden light on the fields.
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