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Friday, December 10, 2010

kissing cocks in halong bay

one of the most well-known limestone formations is called the kissing rocks. it is also called the ho ga troi (fighting cocks). a picture of it appears on the 200 000 dong note.

9 comments:

Lam Chun See said...: When I saw the title, I thot this was in Australia.; December 10, 2010 at 4:30 PM
yg said...: chun see, i didn't expected you to look at the post/pictures because of the naughty title.; December 10, 2010 at 6:12 PM
yg said...: andy, don't know if you have been to vietnam. i find it a very interesting place. 30 cents bia hoi (beer) a glass and the locals smoking thuoc lao using a bamboo pipe, all by the roadside.; December 10, 2010 at 8:14 PM
Lee said...: Hi YG, If my memory still not that rusty, that James Bond movie, 'Man with a golden gun' was filmed here?
Remember seeing these exotic rock formations before.
They're really fantastic.
Lucky you seeing them in person.
Have a nice day, YG, Lee.; December 11, 2010 at 11:50 AM
yg said...: lee, the james bond movie was filmed in thailand, in phang nga bay.; December 11, 2010 at 1:11 PM
nah said...: Great shots! You're quick on the draw with your point n shoot camera. On a moving boat, once you missed the opportunity, it's gone.; December 12, 2010 at 3:20 PM
peter said...: yg

u ver lucky to c many places. When I went to Vietnam in the 80s/90s, it was business all the way.; December 12, 2010 at 4:15 PM
yg said...: mr nah, it is just a lucky shot. i just happened to be at the right place at the right time.; December 13, 2010 at 9:56 AM