Thoughts about the holiday

It was great. We were very lucky to have great weather and that it was not too cold. My highlights were the bamboo bridge, Kuang Si falls, Halong Bay and the sunset, squid jigging, swimming in the cold water. No one got sick which was good. I would do Halong Bay again but for longer and I would go back to Kuang Si to see the beautiful falls again. My parents made new friends and so did I. I didn't like the stories about the war and seeing poverty but I would recommend to go visit. What a great Christmas holiday and now I have to go. Thank you all for reading my blog. Stay connected. Happy New Year. Kaia

Last day at Halong Bay

We went to a pearl farm and saw a floating village. The village was so depressing. They are born on the boat and they die on the boat. Their whole lives are spent on the boats. They are poor. 

These are the oysters that have pearls in them. There are different types of oysters for different types of pearls. 

It takes 2 years for the pearls to grow and then they go to the quality test and if they aren't perfect they make them into powder for cosmetics.

Here are pics from the fishing village. There is no heating or water from taps. We went around the village on a rowing boat. The school was also on the water in a green house. These are the houses they live in if they don't live on the boat.

The sky is so beautiful.

The fishing village's temple is below. They are Taoists.

We went home after this. The bus ride home took a long time because of traffic and there was an accident.