Halong Bay - en route

We took a 10 day vacation to northern and central Vietnam in early December. Here are a couple scenes from the road from Hanoi to Halong Bay.

We saw a number of horses still in use as beasts of burden.

Also, there was a surprising amount of corn being grown in the Hanoi area - much of the countryside there uncannily reminded us of rural Wisconsin/Minnesota.


We saw a common sight in both Vietnam and much of the rest of Southeast Asia - a motor scooter being used to haul some serious cargo.

We also saw some hand embroidery in progress at a rest stop/souvenier stand.