We knocked for Rebecca and martin at 07:15 to head down together for breakfast. There was one more table in the restaurant than last night and we sat down and were given menus. We all went for the american breakfast with egg, toast, sausage and bacon although in the photo of the breakfast there were hash browns, not happy with false advertising especially if they contain something as glorious as hash browns. While we were eating, Doung came over to us and said th...

The view this morning was unreal, like a dream of paradise. I was tired when i woke as it was at 07:15 but when i stepped out of the room and saw the view in front with me i felt so content with life and all the beauty in it. The limstone island stood tall and the contrast of the grey slate colour amongst the mossy green trees and bushes matched perfectly with the water. What a site to wake up to, just incredible. We sat at the table with Rebecca, Martin, Agoos...

The bus came to pick us up at 07:30, we put both our things into Daniel's backpack and i took my day sack so we left the rest of our luggage at our hotel to pick up when we get back. The bus was almost full but we got two seats together and went to pick up some more passengers. Our tour guide introduced himself as Doung (pronounced zoong) and he was very friendly and told us a few jokes while on the bus to Halong City. One of them was about dutch lady milk, i did...