Monkey Island, Hanoi, Sapa

The sunrise from the observation pavilion at 5:54 a.m. was very nice! Unfortunately we had quite trouble in paradise after that! We had to take the shuttle ferry to CatBa at 9:30 a.m. and then wait 3 hours for the bus there! Actually, we imagined the third day differently! That and one or two other things have clouded the mood a lot!

Silke

Halong Bay, Sunrise, Monkey Island

1.11.18 On deck of our ship we watched the sunrise! Again and again a magical moment!

After breakfast we were taken to a pearl farm. I wouldn't have needed that! Back on board we vacated the rooms and got a small cooking class for cold spring rolls! After lunch Reiner and I were taken by small boat to Monkey Island (about 20 min boat trip ) where we stayed at the resort. Dreamlike located with a beach! After a small steep climbing tour we reached the summit and on the opposite side of the shore a few cheeky monkeys ran around. We bathed in the sea even though the water was quite littered. Plastic/Styrofoam/…, bad!) At 7 there was a dinner buffet.

Silke