There one could find everything from shoes to jewelry, from food to electric equipment, such as cheap old TVs or ventilators. Inside the market there was a very bad smell so that we did not stay.
Anyway, the entire bus ride lasted four hours and we finally arrived at the city of Halong. We were supposed to take a two day luxury boat tour on a ship called The Lagoon Explorer.
All taxi drivers recommended that we stay in the hotel, watch TV, refrain from physical effort and drink Mate tea in order to get used to the altitude. We made the mistake and didn't listen to them |
