After an extremly stressful 2 hr bus ride, we finally arrived in the capital of Vietnam, Hanoi. I tell ya, these bus drivers think they are in F1 racing cars. They pass at the most ridiculous moments, honk their horn constantly and swerve all over the road. Best thing to do, put on the Ipod and close your eyes. We immediatley left the day after we got to Hanoi for 4 days in the Halong Bay islands. In a nutshell, Halong Bay is absolutley gorgeous. Theres around 300 or so islands rising from the waters a pretty much a 90 degree angle. We weren't too sure what to expect from this boat cruise and island stay we booked. Our first day, we arrived in Halong Bay and got aboard our cruise vessel where we would stay
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