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Ha Long
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| View of the bay and the ship |
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| Rock formations off Ha Long city |
The ship docked at Ha Long in the morning, but we decided to stay on board in the morning, then have lunch before going to the city in the afternoon.
The city is spread on both sides of the mouth of Cua Luc Bay (Vịnh Cửa Lục) so we wanted to see the other side of Ha Long which includes the CBD.
We caught a taxi into town, again stopping briefly at the Ha Long market as we passed through the city. A main feature of the city is a modern, metallic, golden sculpture at the Clock Tower Roundabout.
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| Clock Tower Roundabout |
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| Food stalls at the market |
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| Many kinds of sweet potatoes |
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| Battered cuttlefish is very popular |
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| A variety of eggs |
Louise and Alan had give us given us the name of a massage parlour that they had used, and so while we were in the city we decided to go there for a massage.
It was not easy to find as there were few street signs, but eventually we found it and both had a very relaxing one hour body and foot massage - and at a reasonable price.
