"LIVE" - Ovation of the Seas (April 9-26, 2018), Bill & Marie's slow boat to China

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Before Marble Mountain we stopped in a shop that did amazing things with stone

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Here is a short write up on the Marble Mountains.

 

Marble Mountains*(Vietnamese:*Ngũ Hành Sơn;*lit.*"five elements*mountains") is a cluster of five*marble*and limestone hills located in*Ngũ Hành Sơn District, south of*Da Nang*city in*Vietnam. The five mountains are named after the five elements: Kim (metal), Thuy (water), Moc (wood), Hoa (fire) and Tho (earth).

All of the mountains have cave entrances and numerous tunnels, and it is possible to climb to the summit of Mt. Thuy. Several Buddhist sanctuaries can also be found within the mountains, making this a noted tourist destination.

 

 

 

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Wow so beautiful, and very interesting.

 

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Next we were off to Hoi An

 

Hội An*(Vietnamese:*[hôjˀ aːn]* formerly known as*Fai-Fo*or*Faifoo, is a city with a population of approximately 120,000 in*Vietnam's*Quảng Nam Province*and noted since 1999 as a*UNESCO*World Heritage Site

 

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Your photos are simply amazing. You saw so much on that tour! :)

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We then took a short boat trip. Some of us even drove for a while

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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I forgot we were hitting the 210 mark but our Loyalty Ambassador Adriana Lazar was on it.

 

 

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Congratulations

 

 

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Then it was time for lunch. The restaurant we went to had a set menu but it was so tasty.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

So first you took two rice wrappers. You put the greens on.

 

 

 

Then you added vegetables that were similar top kim chee

 

 

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Next you added the pork skewer without the stick of course.

 

 

Next was a spring roll.

 

 

Then you roll it up dip it and eat it

 

 

 

 

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Then it was time for lunch.

 

 

 

Omigosh - this made me laugh! You saw sooo much before lunch that I can’t imagine what came after!! [emoji3]

 

Really enjoying your review.

 

 

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There was an egg shrimp pancake that was tasty too.

 

 

 

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After lunch it was time to make the long drive back to the ship. Along the way was these two people carrying a pane of glass.

 

 

Instead of taking the Hai An pass we took the tunnel under the mountains instead. 6.28 km.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

This was the visa card we used for the two Vietnam ports.

 

 

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Dinner tonight was at Coastal Kitchen.

Marie had Ceasar salad, salmon and the usual ice cream. I had the octopus again, ricotta orecchiette and the coconut custard

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Another nocturnal visitor

 

 

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