Ha Long Bay, Vietnam

Happy Chinese New Year!

We landed at about 9am in this UNESCO World Heritage remarkable 1ocation.

2,500 limestone, jutting out of the shallow sea, limestone karsts!

Early in the morning, we shuttled about 20 minutes into what looked to be a ghost town and promptly returned to the ship--no shopping.

At 1pm, we took a six hour excursion, mostly driving by the sea on our way to a Zen monastery, Thiemn Vieu Truc Lam Giac Tam, a visit with a Vietnamese family, and a brief stop at a shopping site featuring pearls.

In the evening, we were treated to the Hoang Anh Traditional Music Band, which included extraordinary dancers musicians.Read more