We arrived in Hanoi, Vietnam in the evening and met up with our tour group. Typically we travel on our own, but we found a great deal on a tour and thought it would be a nice break to have someone else do the planning. The next morning, bright and early we set off for Halong Bay, a world heritage site. It was Jeff's birthday and unfortunately he woke up that morning at 4am with the "Traveler's Bug." To say the least it was a long 4 hour bus ride and overnight stay on a Junk (boat) for Jeff. Fortunately he was able to tough it out and was even able to eat the squid balls for dinner (there really was no other option). Halong Bay was absolutely gorgeous and it was a wonderful way to start our tour in Vietnam.
Our Junk (boat) for the night
Our wonderful tour group
The name of our Junk
Halong Bay consists of thousands of limestone karst formations filled with grottos and caves
Floating village in Halong Bay
The market in the floating village
Floating convenience store
On the top deck of the Junk
A cave we visited
Inside the cave
Vietnam is really a treasure!
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