Halong Bay

Efter vores tur til Sapa brugte vi en dag i Hanoi paa at shoppe det sidste og lidt sightseeing. Vi var bl.a. inde og se the Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum, som nok havde den laengste koo, jeg har set i mit liv! Vi stillede os taalmodigt op i koen, som bevaegede sig forbavsende hurtigt, og efter et sikkerheds check, mange blik fra de mange militaermaend og ca. 40 minutter kom vi endelig til hovedattraktionen: Ho Chi Minhs balsamerede lig!! Og nej, det var ikke i en kiste! Han laa inde bag glas med et taeppe over sig, der kun daekkede kroppen, saa man kunne se hans ansigt, arme og overkrop! Det var lidt af en oplevelse!
Vi brugte resten af dagen paa at shoppe de sidste ting, vi bare maatte have med hjem fra Hanoi. Bagefter pakkede vi saa det hele i en stor kasse og sendte den hjem! Noget jeg har dyrket meget paa denne her tur. I folge min mor er hele min seng daekket med pakker, jeg har sendt hjem! Det kan godt vaere at det koster lidt, men det er altsaa bedre end at skulle slaebe rundt paa det i flere maaneder!
Om aftenen var vi inde og se en Water Puppet forestilling. Hanois water Puppet teater er aabenbart verdenskendt, og det var virkelig sjovt at se:-)
Torsdag tog vi paa en en dags tur til Halong Bay, som var helt fantastisk! Vi brugte dagen paa en baad, der sejlede rundt, saa vi kunne se alle klippeformationerne. Det var lidt taaget, men man kunne stadig se klipperne, og egentlig synes jeg bare at taagen gjorde det hele lidt mere mystisk og spaendende! Vi var ogsaa inde og se en stor grotte. Det eneste negative ved Halong Bay var turen dertil og hjem. Det tog lidt over 3 timer i minibus hver vej!

After our trip to Sapa we spend the day in Hanoi shopping and seeing a few more sights. The most interesting was probably our trip to the Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum, which had the longest line to get in I have seen in my life! We patiently got in line (which actually moved fairly fast) and after a security check, many looks from the military there, and about 40 minutes in line we finally made it to the main attraction: Ho Chi Minh's very well kept dead body!! And no, it was not covered up! He was behind glass only covered by a blanket, so you could still see his face, arms, and upper body! That was quite the experience!
We spend the rest of the day getting the last things that we absolutely had to bring home from Hanoi. After wards we put it all in boxed and went to the post office to ship it home! Something I have done a lot on my trip! According to my mom my entire bed is covered with packages I have sent home! It does cost a bit of money, but I prefer it to having to carry the stuff around for several months!
At night we went to see a Water Puppet show. Hanoi is known for it's water puppets, and it was a lot of fun to see:-)
Thursday we went on a tour to Halong Bay, which was so beautiful! We spent the day on a boat sailing around to see all the different cliffs. It was a little foggy, but I actually thought that that just made the place even more mysterious and exciting! We also went in a big cave. Actually the only bad thing about Halong Bay was the 3 hours bus ride to get there!