You've been begging me to exercise. You know I won't stop, My liver's performing in it's prime.

Vietnam
Ngày 6


The weather was hella fine the next day, so we were all able to get on the day boat to explore Halong Bay or aka Bay of Descending Dragons.

Dayuuum, never expected that rocks engulfed by the vast sea could look so sexy, and the sea breeze was on point. We disembarked from the boat to an island with a huge cave.



These rock formations are composed of limestone, which dissolve easily in carbonic acid. HAHAH wow see, my geog game is strong even though I dropped it 3 years ago(ok just messing around, this limestone and H2CO3 shit was tested so many times in Chem TYS & past year papers, yuck.)


Probably translates to "something something caves"




Inside the caves, with all the stalagmites and stalactites(and fake coloured lighting).

Was really uneventful because it was really crowded with lots of people pushing and shoving.

Returned back to the boat to continue our sea adventures :) The view from the junk was amazingly picturesque, and there's an upper and lower deck that could probably fit around 40 people but there were only 12 of us, so I was busy going up and down and up and down heh.












Had lunch onboard the boat, and I'll be damned, they served almost similar dishes as the previous day's lunch and dinner. *faints* Maybe cause Ha Long is near the sea and stuff so there's always heaps of seafood but eating the same thing again was damn sian.

After spending an entire day at the bay, we were transported back on land and proceeded to take another long-ass bus ride back to the capital.


Would you like to purchase some SHAKEfins, ma'am?


Attended the opening of this Hello Kitty themed cafe, the interior was beautifully done but the food was like a 2 out of 5.








Don't be fooled, the crepe was like $H!T.

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Ngày 7

Visited Uncle Ho on the last day of the trip.


This is where the great leader is buried, in the Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum. There's a thought that kept bugging me though, why wasn't his body laid to rest in Ho Chi Minh city but in Hanoi? Hmmmmmmmmmmmmm.


Entering Uncle Ho's burial grounds is strictly out of bounds but walk about 700m away and you'll reach the Ho Chi Minh Museum, which is open to all at a fee. Security checks similar to those performed at airports were conducted before we were allowed to pass through.












No idea how some of these artworks are related to HCM, but they look hella cool.




Perspective

Last meal in Vietnam at the airport: a warm, hearty bowl of pho mmmmmmm



Would I visit again? Probably. But not anytime soon unless the government does something to stop tourists from being obscenely overcharged. All in all, it was a great adventure :)