Incredibly large cavern with interesting Stalagmite formations.
Sunday, March 2, 2014
Saturday, March 1, 2014
Iconic Halong Bay, Vietnam with 1,900 islands
This stop was a highlight of the cruise. Today Halong Bay is a Unesco Heritage Site
and now one of the World’s 7 Natural Wonders.
Sadly for most disappointed people, the entire Bay and town was fogged
in all day. For Glenn and me, along with
maybe 20 other insane Kayakers, we had a terrific day. Fortunately we booked the Kayak tour in
advance, otherwise we would have totally thought twice between the gloom and
fog. Took a Junk Boat out to the
floating docks to pick up the Kayaks for some beautiful scenery and caves. Note that Roz courageously was taking selfies
on the kayak as Glenn did his best to photo bomb while I tried to keep the
camera dry. Got to go, time for lunch
and Maj Jong.
Bike Ride to Hoi An from Da Nang Port in Vietnam
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17 mile uneventful bike ride with Motor Scooters in the
rear, honking for no good reason. Bit
intimidating. Hoi An is an ancient city,
charming, mostly small shops. Tremendous
amount of very high end condos and hotels along the coastal bike ride. Mostly visited by Russians and Chinese.
Tuesday, February 25, 2014
Cu Chi Tunnels
Here the South Vietnamese people, siding with the North
Vietnamese, hid for up to 10 years. This
is what made warfare so frightening and difficult for the Americans, because
these rebels could not be found. The
tunnels go for 200 miles, 3 levels underground. There was no evidence of tunnel entry
points. Some of the tunnels went under
the American Base to secure there would be no fear of being bombed out. The pictures shown have enlarged tunnels for visitors,
they were actually narrower. Unbelievably tiny and frightening inside.
Booby traps
everywhere. 
Motor Bike Capital of the World
The drivers are crazy, there is so much traffic. More Scooters than cars, with many people on
one bike, including babies. These bikes
are the main transport for the locals.
The passengers eat a meal, drivers transport large flat screen TV’s
along with a couple cases of wine, vendors peddling tropical fish, people
taking home live ducks in sacks and very large pigs straddle each side. We couldn’t get enough pictures of what we
could see on the bikes.
Saigon, 12 Million people, 5 million Motorbikes, dozen
Coffee Beans, 3 Starbucks and 1 McDonalds
Saigon, now known as Ho Chi Minh City, in South Vietnam, is
a fascinating Communist country. We are
enjoying it here more than Bangkok. Communists
started easing up restrictions a few years ago, and investment dollars are
evident in huge skyscrapers, high cell phone use, and high end shopping malls.
Saturday, February 22, 2014
Ko Kood Island
As crowded as Bangkok was, Ko Kood Island in Thailand was
extremely delightful. We spent a beautiful
day on the island, the water was the warmest we ever felt, and so clean and
clear. Sadly we didn’t have our water proof camera so we couldn’t document the
Caviar in the Surf. The cruise line set
up a buffet in waste high water, serving Champagne and Caviar. What a trip, never experienced anything like
that. This service did get everyone off
the beach into the water.
Buddha Culture
So many Buddhas! At the Grand
Palace, Temple of Dawn…..reclining, sitting, winter, summer, bejeweled…..The Buddhist
temples are plentiful in Bangkok and extremely ornate
Fabulous Bangkok by Night
Far more beautiful at Night, mostly because you can’t see
the polluted river and crumbling buildings. Far less river traffic as
well. We enjoyed a wonderful River
Cruise Thai dinner featuring the Tom Yum Soup served in a coconut.
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