A video of our boat ride to the perfume pagoda
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Sunday, October 9, 2011
A visit to the perfume pagoda
We went, with a few other teachers, to the perfume pagoda. It was a two hour bus ride, then 45 minutes by boat, then a cable car ride in order to get to the cave. It was a rainy day, but so beautiful!
I am a little sad I did not have my camera ready for when the boat ladies tried to shake us down. They get paid by our tour guide, but we read online they will demand tips, and they did. We hopped out of the boat and walked 2 blocks to our bus and got inside. They followed us, and stuck their heads in demanding tips, and when we handed them a tip, they went "more tip!" and "bigger tip!!" until we closed the door and drove off....
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| preparing to get on the boats after our bus ride |
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| paddling down the river |
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| the mountains were so beautiful, rising out of the mist |
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| waiting for the cable car, which only runs twice a day |
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| walking up the path on the side of the mountain, entering into the mist.. |
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| at the bottom of the steps to the cave, entering the pagoda |
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| One of the shrines inside of the cave |
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| The entrance to "heavens kitchen" pagoda |
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| secret dragon carved into the side of the mountain behind "heavens kitchen" pagoda |
I am a little sad I did not have my camera ready for when the boat ladies tried to shake us down. They get paid by our tour guide, but we read online they will demand tips, and they did. We hopped out of the boat and walked 2 blocks to our bus and got inside. They followed us, and stuck their heads in demanding tips, and when we handed them a tip, they went "more tip!" and "bigger tip!!" until we closed the door and drove off....
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