Ruminations from the Silver Muse.

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Now climb the first 100 stairs.

 

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But now I continue via the roadway.

 

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The higher you went the better the vi

 

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Now we are going to sit down on these mats to practice Zen.

 

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I was a total failure in Zen meditation. hard enough just to get down on the floor. the various aches and pains then prevented an open mind. So nothing more to do but look at the decorations.

 

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And back down the hill I go.














Now off to the village.

 

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We arrive at the village.

 

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Those are Peach trees.






Cobra wine. Not aged enough to drink yet.




This bird already said hello so I taught it to say hello Ron.

 

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We visited an old couple and were served tea and steamed sweet potato. Also had a nip of his rice wine. basically alcohol. The fellow seemed to like his drinks.











This fellow didn't seem worried 3 days before Thanksgiving.

 

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As we were leaving all the children appeared. There were 3 older girls who wanted to practice English. A young fellow approached me and asked me to say his name. From the reactions of all the others it obviously wasn't his name. Probably taught to swear in Vietnamese.

Lots of new construction.















Then turned on to the inland route as the sun was setting.

 

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The last of the sun set and passing several miles of coal mines which our guide at the beginning of the excursion said were just small operations begun by the French.













Then through the Halong Bay CBD.

 

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An area of flower shops.

 

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Then eating areas.




And finally hotels across the bay.