Right turn on Route 10 from Ninh Binh to Haiphong via Nam Dinh and Thai Binh |
Vietnamese drivers seem to be very good at adhering to the posted speed limits |
Hotel Thuy Duong, between Ninh Binh and Nam Ðinh |
Vietnamese cemetary between Ninh Binh and Nam Ðinh |
Vietnamese locomotive between Ninh Binh and Haiphong |
Vietnam Railways locomotive D13E-717 |
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Vietnam Railways locomotive D13E-717 |
Ninh Binh - Nam Ðinh sector Vietnam Railways |
Welcome to Nam Ðinh City |
Nam Ðinh |
Nam Ðinh - gateway Lang Van Hoa Vy Duong |
Nam Ðinh |
Nam Ðinh - a large church built in an Oriental style |
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Freshly slaughtered pig on the back of a motorbike, Thai Binh |
Town along route 10 between Nam Ðinh and Haiphong |
Rush hour of bicycles - children riding home after school let out at 5pm |
Hotel Quang Minh, Pho Minh Khai, Haiphong |
Hotel room at the Quang Minh, Haiphong |
"Executive Suite" at the Quang Minh Hotel |
"Executive Suite" |
Haiphong |
View of Pho Minh Khai from Quang Minh Hotel in Haiphong |
Pho Minh Khai, Haiphong |
Pho Minh Khai, Haiphong |
Maxim's Cafe, Pho Minh Khai, Haiphong |
Maxim's Cafe, Pho Minh Khai, Haiphong |
Hoang Yen 2 - a hydrofoil serving the Haiphong - Cat Ba Island route |
Boarding the Hoang Yen 2 at Haiphong for the 50 minute crossing to Cat Ba Island |
Interior of the Hoang Yen 2 hydrofoil |
Main cabin of the Hoang Yen 2 hydrofoil - there is a small forward cabin as well |
Bridge of the Hoang Yen 2 - disregard the can of Bia Ha Noi! |
The slow boat, Hai Phong 01 |
We departed Haiphong punctually at 9 am bound for Cat Ba Island |
Binh Bridge crossing the Cam River, built in 2000, Haiphong |
For a better view, go up the stairs at the back door of the hydrofoil |
Port of Haiphong - dry dock |
Port of Haiphong - Hai Nam 27 and Ngan Ha 45 |
Container terminal - Port of Haiphong |
M/V Muirfield docked at the Port of Haiphong |
Barge sailing down the Cam River past the cranes of the Port of Haiphong |
M/V Mekong Cordelia, and the stern of the M/V Resurgence, Port of Haiphong |
M/V Far East Cheer, Port of Haiphong |
Container quais, Port of Haiphong |
M/V Su Peng, Port of Haiphong |
Small coastal vessle on the Cam River, Port of Haiphong |
Viet Nam Marine Police vessel 4002, Port of Haiphong |
M/V An Banc leaving the Port of Haiphong |
Lighthouse at the confluence of the Cam River and the larger Bach Dang River shortly prior to emptying into the Gulf of Tonkin |
Small Vietnamese coastal vessel |
Fisherman in a traditional rowboat, Bach Dang River |
Fishermen's hut on a breakwater along the Bach Dang River near Haiphong |
Coastal freighter, Bach Dang River |
Fully loaded small bulk cargo carrier, Bach Dang River |
I'm sure he's happy to have smooth water |
Abandoned ruin of a small hut on a breakwater, Bach Dang River |
Small coastal vessel passing in front of Cat Hai Island |
Radio mast near where the Bach Dang and Cam Rivers meet the Gulf of Tonkin |
Large Vinashin container ship M/V Van Phuc heading for the Port of Haiphong |