Vietnam – Halong Bay – The most incredible sights.

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We set off to search out the most photographic rocks. Incredible.

Vietnam, A rock in Halong Bay.

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We had a walk around our rock. There were mudpups, boats and crabs.

Vietnam – Inside the caves of Halong

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These strange calcareous rocks formations were hollow with amazing caves. The Vietnamese lit them up in gaudy colours. They were stunning.

Vietnam – Halong Bay, Vultures and Islands.

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Vultures flew overhead as we set off on a small boat to get a closer look at the strange rock formations.

Vietnam – Halong Bay – Dawn

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Coming into harbour, slowing gliding between the strange rock formations coming out of the sea, catching sight of the incongruous funfair park. There was a lot of excitement.

Vietnam – Halong Bay – Arriving at dawn with the Squid fishing boats between the picturesque rocks.

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The boats use lights to attract the squid and then catch them in large numbers. To see them in the twilight was a nice welcome.

Vietnam – Shots from around Saigon.

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We spent our last days in Saigon wandering around to get a taste of life in the city.

We went up to the cafe overlooking the city and had a beer while looking out over the river.

Vietnamese traditional Water Puppetry – photos

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I wasn’t sure what to expect – water puppetry??? Sounded a bit strange. Not speaking the language made it difficult to follow the story but it was very visual. Brightly coloured fish, monsters, people and gods zipped about.

Vietnam – the intriguing floating market. Photos.

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Every day a number of boats, both big and small, congregate in the middle of the river to sell and exchange goods. Little boats weave in and out negotiating deals. Goods are sold and exchanged.

You can get anything. It looked chaotic, bustling and quite dangerous but I didn’t see a single collision.

You could buy a stir fry, a coffee or a stick of fruit. People were cooking take-away meals in canoes. Some boats were stacked with melons, pineapples or vegetables, brought in from the countryside.

Vietnam – baby monkeys, gibbons – photos

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I wasn’t expecting to find monkeys and apes in Vietnam. We stopped at an island that was a nature reserve. A gibbon lived on a small island and came to have a look at us.

A troupe of monkeys came out of the jungle to scrounge food and play by the water. One had a newly-born baby.