Asia Trip - Day 16 (Thursday, August 18, 2011)

Vietnam

1. Drove from Hanoi to Ninh Binh Province
2. Bich Dong Pagodas
3. Tam Coc ("Ha Long Bay on land") - Rode on a sampan
4. Drove from Ninh Binh Province to Ha Long Bay


Bich Dong Pagodas


 Entrance.

 Durian tree!

 Durian.

Bich Dong Pagoda - Temple

 Behind the temple. There are a series of caves and stairs to get to different temples.

 Outside the entrance of Bich Dong Pagodas.

Lunch

 It was pouring rain at the end of lunch. She was sitting there watching the rain.

Tam Coc ("Ha Long Bay on land")

 Me and the bro waiting to get on our sampan. It wasn't raining as hard anymore, but we kept the rain poncho on and my giraffe umbrella just in case.

 The area to board the sampans.

 Tam Coc: Going down the Hoang Long river in our sampan.

 Tam Coc: View from our sampan going down the river. The mountains are formed from limestone.

 Tam Coc means three caves. This is one of them we went through.

 They alternate, rowing between their hands and their feet.

 Tam Coc: Going down the river.


After this we drove from Tam Coc to Ha Long Bay.