The bay of Along will be my last article concerning Vietnam..

Geography and history:
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Situated in the north Vietnam to the mouth of the red stream, along bay is the sought after place to Vietnam.

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  Departure of Hanoi, renting taken by the hotel price 70 CUSTOMS dollars.
  
  The prices in Vietnam being indeed variable, you will have all interest in Hanoi to inquiry in a Sinh coffee guaranteeing you a reasonable price or survey the hotels while looking for the best price.
  
  Lenght 2 days, minus time to visit the bay.
  Departure the morning in a minibus collecting the tourists at their hotel.
  
  Passage of a bridge on the red stream bordering the rice fields and crossing the busy Vietnamese groups to the farmworks, magnificent potential photos but impossible to take, because the speed of the vehicle.
  
  Arrived at noon in the harbor and tourist city of Bai Chai. We got Meal in a near restaurant of which I don't remember the name anymore, and craft in a boat toward the islands.
  
  most part of the time the discovery of the bay is with a misty or rainy time.
  It was the case.
  
  On the boat I could make the acquaintance of two nice French tourists, a retired schoolmistress and her friend.
  
  The landscape is great, mist choking all noises we could only heard the noise given rhythm by the diesel motors , strange atmosphere with islands emerging on the right and left of the ship.
  
  Arrival in evening in one main lived islands of the bay Cat Ba.
  
  Night in a correct hotel.
  To the dinner we learn that one of the schedules proposed, a few dearer is to pass the first night on a Sampan and the second in the hotel where we lodged, the first day being dedicated either for trecking or course by canoe of several miles through islets, (good physical condition requisite).
  
  Mist having fallen we could appreciate a beautiful view of the beach and the seafront from the top of the hotel.
  . The following day after a small shower visits the morning of several islands and underground cave, notably the one of the celestial palace discovered recently and decorated of stalagmites of strange shapes saw bound to extraordinary legends by the Vietnamese.
  
  Passage in the floating village of fishers in the middle of the bay of Lan Ha, boats pleasantly loaded of fruits coming till the boat to propose them to the tourists.
  
  Then departure toward the port of Bay Cellar for return to Hanoi.
  
  Findings
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  Visit as I told it sought after but to not to miss if you must go in Vietnam.
  
  Possibility also to do the terrestrial visit of Along Bay seeming to be also very interesting