Beautiful Halong Bay

I did not regret going to Halong Bay. At first, it was not even included in our itinerary. I'm glad we decided to add in this journey. And you must too, if you are going to Hanoi.

It was a long drive to the jetty. 3.5 hours away from Hanoi city. If I heard correctly from our guide, Ha, we went through 3 provinces. Actually the journey is long not because it's far in terms of distance but because the drivers are not allowed to drive fast on highways. Weird, huh? Well, they told us that they could only go 50 km/h on highways but the speed also depends on the type of vehicle.

Learn the Language
Ha = river
Noi = within
Hanoi = within the river
Halong = river dragon

The small jetty with beautiful red flowers

The jetty is small but clean. And this is the place where we first talked to our Korean boyfriends. ;-p


Boats at the jetty


Appropriately named Bay of the Descending Dragon

to be continued...