Hello to Halong

One of the most popular tourist sites in Vietnam is the wonderfully sublime Halong Bay. It was fantastic to see the more than 3000 prehistoric-looking rock outcroppings emerging from the emerald green water.




Even though the bay is a "protected" site, there are many floating fishing villages established in the bay. Unfortunately, that also means that there is a lot of floating trash as well.


The floating villages were completely analogous to their land counterparts, complete with a floating bar and pool table, a floating temple, and yes, there was even a floating boat hawking sundries and vegetables. Some huts had tv antennas as wide as they were attached to them.


People also lived their entire lives aboard their fishing boats. Can't be an easy life.