Beautiful Trang An

We arrived in Trang An yesterday-after a flight to Hanoi followed by a longish car ride. The pollution in Hanoi was like none I’ve experienced-it was labeled “very dangerous.” I admit I was wondering how I was going to survive a week here. Ah-but now we are out in small town Vietnam once again, and this area is definitely a “Wow!” There are beautiful limestone karsts everywhere, with rivers running in between. Tourism and agriculture seem to be the main industries here, but it has not been overly crowded.

We took a boat tour through the river, passing through some amazing caves. One must have been a good mile long. Later we climbed 500 steps to a temple at the top of a karst for some beautiful views.Read more