Ha Long Bay

Ha Long Bay is a must if you guys happen to visit Hanoi one day. The scenery is too breathtaking, but just make sure you visit during the middle of the year to avoid the pale white sky as you can see my photos. BTW, my photos do not represent the Ha Long Bay, simply 'cause it is way more beautiful than you can see in these photos.

As you can see, the whole place is so dull and foggy. I really wish to show you the photos in colours, but I have to convert it to B&W. 

This is one of the cave we visited in Ha Long Bay. This shot was taken using long exposure 'cause the cave is quite dark. So, you can imagine I was carrying my tripod climbing up and down the stairs during the whole Ha Long Bay trip. But all I can say, it was worth it. At least, I got a decent coloured photo.

These were taken near the island. The photos were shot from higher point. If only we have a blue sky dressed with some fluffy white clouds. The scene will be perfect :)

Two of these were taken from another island after the cave visiting and kayaking. Yupe, we went kayaking and it somehow reminds me of OBS time. But, kayaking during winter is no fun. Where the water is freezing cold. Just imagine you are soaked with icy water and you have to face the chilly wind. 

This island does have a tiny beach, for those who love swimming. Seriously, there were few people who were bold enough to swim in their swim suit. Memang tabik spring!

To have this big view of the islands in Ha Long Bay, it wasn't an easy task. At least, for a guy like me, who was panting all the way from the bottom to the top. We climbed the stairs all the way to the top, just to see the islands. It was tiring, that's the payment if you want to see something nice. Too bad, the place was so foggy 'cause it was evening time. 

After that, we spent our night on the boat at Ha Long Bay. During the night, we spent our night drinking and fishing squid. We almost got 1. Almost. 

Overall, Ha Long Bay is a very nice place to visit. It is up to the par of my expectation. The scenery is splendid, just that we went at the wrong time. 

Before I end this post, this is the famous cock fighting rocks in Ha Long Bay. Please, please use your imagination to picture the rock as two aggressive cocks facing each other. I am not making this up. This is told by the tour guide.

So, people enjoy your weekend :) 

Cheers.

Ps: I really don't know what to talk about, so yea.