Our Cruise to Ha Long Bay, From Start to Finish
Bart & I waiting for our car service to take us to our crusie ship to Ha Long Bay,
A three hour drive from our Intercon Hotel Hanoi. Ha Long Bay is a world Heritage site
and is one of the Seven Wonders of the World.
and is one of the Seven Wonders of the World.
The traffic in Vietnam--filled with motorcycles, some carrying stuffs you cannot imagine:The drive is an experience in itself.
More Motorcycles:
Stopping at a ceramic workshop where you can buy souveniers done by the disabled:
Some rural scene on the way to Ha Long Bay:
Beautiful sculptures:
The ceramic workshop:
Madonna Davidoff in the middle of two buddhas:
Finally, we reached the port to board our ship to Ha Long Bay:
Our ship the Ha Long Ginger has only 10 cabins plus an interior made up of all wood .
It resembles an old Asian sail ship. Really beautiful and cozy, plus romantic:
Having my first Vietnamese beer while waiting to board:
The captain of our ship The Ha Long Ginger
Our ship The Ha Long Ginger:
The Ship's bar:
Our Ship Guide named SON
My lifesaver--I made sure I know where it is...
Our cabin:
Our cabin bathroom:all marble
The ship dining area:
More views of Ha Long Bay( lime stone islands, lots of them)
Bart getting his coffee:
Stopping at a beach at Ha long Bay:
Another cruise ship The Indochine: a view from the beach
Madonna Davidoff at the beach in Ha Long Bay:
Bart swimming at Ha Long Bay beach:
Again, yours truly after a swim in the water:
Back again in our ship:
Bart enjoying the breeze at the top deck of the ship:
Madonna Davidoff on the top deck of Ha Long Ginger:
Approaching the Fisherman's Village: some of the fisherman's kids selling shells:
Fisherman's Village homes: All of them have TV and electrical power:
After seeing the Fisherman's village, we are now visiting the Ha Long Bay National Park:
Waiting for dinner at sunset:
Our dinner at the ship: giant prawn, Vietnamese fresh spring rolls, crab soup, grilled fish, calamari and of course dessert
The Morning after: before breakfast in the ship, more vendors -I bought a sea shell from one of them:
Bart & I before breakfast:
This is a typical Mini Mart vendor in the sea:
After breakfast, we are now visiting one of the famous caves in Ha Long Bay:
Madonna & Bart inside the caves:
Going back to our ship after the caves:
Madonna Davidoff in a tradti0nal Vietnamese dress:
Our last lunch buffet at the ship:
An unforgetable cruise of the Ha Long Bay:
Bart and Madonna Davidoff 2009, Vietnam
