Saturday, December 22, 2007

the bay
























yesterday we took our first organized tour of the trip. a jam-packed 3.5 hour bus ride deposited us at the port of halong bay - an unesco world heritage site and one of the top attractions in northern vietnam. the huge boat was for our intimate group seven: three american guys on break from college in korea, two lovely austrian ladies, plus david and myself.

we cruised the spectacular halong bay, had a delicious lunch on the boat, and visited yet another beautiful cave. the bay has over 3,000 limestone islands peppered with caves and beaches rising from the waters. the sights were mysterious, majestic, and absolutely breathtaking. the cruise ended perfectly as we were treated to a stunning sunset over the stone islands of halong bay. - alina

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

Pictures look beautiful! Merry Christmas Adam! I imagine it's Christmas Eve where you are now. Just finished baking some sweet potato pies and couldn't help but think of you. Hope you're having fun!

Ains