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Tam Coc
After returning from Halong bay we swiftly caught a night bus to Nhing Bhin in order to visit the 'Halong bay on the land'; Tam Coc. When we arrived at the pier to catch a little row boat up river and watched while a large group of tourists were ushered into cute little row boats complete with a local rower. Much to A&I's displeasure we seemed to be left the the last female rower. If anyone has ever watched the film The Ring, you will know how petrified we were to climb into a boat enroute to god knows where with our rower who looked like the spitting image of the creepy girl from that movie. Greasy, bedraggled hair and a slight crazed look in her eye she gleefully rowed us down the stream. Thankfully after a while she put her hair up into her hat and we were able to relax a bit more. But to keep on her good side we offered her some of our packed lunch and hoped it would be enough to get us back to the pier safe and sound.
Tam Coc was one of my favourite places in Vietnam , it was just so beautiful to float down the river past rice paddies and towering limestone formations.Hope the photos can give you a glimpse into the beauty that we floated past.
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