Sunday, February 15, 2009

Hanoi-Halong Bay 16-19 Jan 09 Day 3

We missed the chance to sleep in the boat in Halong Bay. We only slept in one of the 3 stars hotel in Halong City-Golden Halong Hotel.

We had a short walk in Halong City in the morning. We realized the people here wake up very early. The shop opened and closed quite late too. Halong is not as crowded as Hanoi. Less motors and peoples.







Around 12pm++ we finished our lunch in Halong city,we departed back to Hanoi to watch water puppet show.


To be frank, water puppet show is quite unique but I don't really understand what they are playing. They played the show in vietnam language without any subtitle screen. I think the show mostly are more to folklore.



Can be seen that the puppets are made out of wood and then lacquered. The shows are performed in a waist-deep pool. To perform the show, the puppeteers themselves hide behind a long screen. From behind the screen they manipulate the wooden puppets with bamboo rods while standing chest-deep in water to enact dramatic scenes using the water's surface as a stage floor.







After the show, we went to the night market. I was too busy looking around, not manage to take any photo from the night market.

Things I bought from the night market:



Cute right? only RM3 for 1







Valentine was around the corner, so I bought the card. Very cute, only RM3!

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