Tuesday, January 01, 2008

Happy New Year & Hang Sung Sot Cave

Happy 2008!! New Year in Hanoi is quiet due to the fact that firecrackers are banned, but people had their own little celebrations wherever they were anyway.



Day 2 of our overnight cruise through Ha Long bay, we stopped at Hang Sung Sot Cave (Cave of Surprises) that featured some of the most fantastic cave scenery I've ever seen.



Some of the most interesting shapes that we could see were the strange 'penis' rock that juts out from a pillar in the largest chamber.



The other, is a formation that looks oddly like a fat buddha - I'll upload a photo of that later.

The Cave is composed of 3 main chambers, the largest of which is as huge as a cathedral, and to enhance viewing, all chambers have been strategically lit to highlight points of beauty.





Seeing it all without stopping too much to take pictures takes around 15 min. Of course, hubby and I being photo maniacs took more time to fully appreciate everything. Check out more cave pics here.

No comments: