Friday, January 14, 2011

Halong Bay, Vietnam: Titop Island

The staff from each boat face off on the sand football field.

Hiking up to the top of Titop Island, behind the Korean boatload of tourists.

He may be my favorite, most friendly monk yet.
Not a word was exchanged, but look at how giggly they both are together.

The view from top of Titop.



January 1, 2011

It was good to be on land for a while, after floating on the boat. The kids whizzed up to the top of Titop then spent the rest of the time on the sandy beach, losing themselves in drawing and running in the sand. I know now why all the tourists go to this island -- the outrageous views of gorgeous Halong Bay. This is the set of steps where Alice was stalked by the Korean girl tourists, yelling "Alixa! Alixa!" after I made the mistake of telling them her name. "Alixa! Sooo beautiful!" Abraham coached Alice how to hide and dodge the tourist horde.

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