Sunday, May 31, 2009

The caves in Ha Long Bay

Halong Bay is full of spectacular karsh rock formations, similar to the ones in Yunnan Province in China.

However, there's more: inside the rocks are some of the most incredible caves I've ever seen. These caves were truly impressive. Some of the stalagmites and stalagtites went from the floor to the ceiling, as if they had melted and then sloughed to that position over time.


For those of you who are Lord of the Rings fans, it reminded me of that moment in Fellowship of the Ring when the party is in Moria, they walk into the Dwarrowdelf, and Gandalf shines the light from his staff, illuminating a gigantic room filled with stone columns.

btj

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