I rode all the way from there to the Marble Mountains. As
you get within a KM or so, there are woman on motorbikes who come up alongside
you and try and get you to go into their Marble Statue shops at the base of the
mountain. The d this on te guide that they will take care of your bike and it
will not cost you anything to park it. I went along with this ad pretended to
be very interested in a few pieces and expressed that I would need them shipped
back to Australia. They let me go and look at the mountains and kept a careful watch
over my bike for me.
The ticket is 15000 to walk up or 30000 to take the
elevator. I walked up. Honestly it’s not very far at all.
While in there I bumped into a couple of kiwis. We yakked awhile and generally hug out taking photo throughout the Marble Mountains together. Let me also just say that while I had not read fantastic things about these mountains, they were by far the best thing I had seen in Vietnam thus far (bearing in mind I’ve only done south of here to date). The Caves were awesome, I’m hoping I got some good pics so that I can post them I here.
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While in there I bumped into a couple of kiwis. We yakked awhile and generally hug out taking photo throughout the Marble Mountains together. Let me also just say that while I had not read fantastic things about these mountains, they were by far the best thing I had seen in Vietnam thus far (bearing in mind I’ve only done south of here to date). The Caves were awesome, I’m hoping I got some good pics so that I can post them I here.
When I finally came out I wandered back to the Marble shop.
I knew I was up for a challenge to get my bike back.
The woman even came down the road to meet me. And sure enough it was full-on pressure. I quickly told her I had just had a call from my Girlfriend who was doing a tour to Hoi An today, and she had told me not to buy a thing until she could come and look too. I told them I’d be back tomorrow with her and I would need their business card. Still she insisted I should by something small. And asked where I was staying and which tour Sharon was on - agggh
The Goz promptly made his escape, flat tyre and all
As a foot note to this : I understand that the shops below the mountains make much of their own Marble produce, the marble itself comes from elsewhere in Vietnam. It is very amazing stuff tho I must say. I just can’t justify a 10 foot stone Buddha in my excess baggage.
The woman even came down the road to meet me. And sure enough it was full-on pressure. I quickly told her I had just had a call from my Girlfriend who was doing a tour to Hoi An today, and she had told me not to buy a thing until she could come and look too. I told them I’d be back tomorrow with her and I would need their business card. Still she insisted I should by something small. And asked where I was staying and which tour Sharon was on - agggh
The Goz promptly made his escape, flat tyre and all
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As a foot note to this : I understand that the shops below the mountains make much of their own Marble produce, the marble itself comes from elsewhere in Vietnam. It is very amazing stuff tho I must say. I just can’t justify a 10 foot stone Buddha in my excess baggage.
I’m quite sure that by the time I got back, there was no air
at all in that tyre. Some gusts of wind side on had me a bit worried from time
to time. Also, I had had two other motorcyclist point it out to me as I came
back across the bridge. Lol
I parked the bike where it may not be noticed. And wandered
off down the road in search of a good hearty meal. When I got back I asked the
staff here to see if they can book a train over the pass (apparently quite spectacular)
to Hue for me sometime in the morning. Expect to be about 80000 vnd for a Soft
Seat.
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