This has always been a real bucket list item. Ive seem the place in a zillion movies and photos and was really blown away. As is often the case seeing something with your own eyes is so much better than the images. Ha Long means descending dragon so named for the 1000s small limestone islands that look like Dragon fins. We rented a boat. I thought it would be a small boat but it was actually quite large and not only did we cruise through the islands the crew prepared an onboard feast that I can honestly say was one of the best meals I’ve had on this trip. Everything was so fresh and so amazing. Again the day just made me want to come back ..so much to see and do