{"id":11048,"date":"2019-02-21T07:25:08","date_gmt":"2019-02-21T06:25:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hastenteufel.name\/blog\/?p=11048"},"modified":"2025-12-05T05:20:34","modified_gmt":"2025-12-05T04:20:34","slug":"winter-17-18-from-lang-son-over-huyen-quang-uyen-to-ba-be-lake","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hastenteufel.name\/blog\/winter-17-18-from-lang-son-over-huyen-quang-uyen-to-ba-be-lake\/","title":{"rendered":"Winter 17\/18 From L\u1ea1ng S\u01a1n\u2069 over \u200e\u2068Huy\u1ec7n Qu\u1ea3ng Uy\u00ean\u2069 to Ba B\u1ec3 Lake"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The next day of our tour in Northern Vietnam. It was gray but dry, which is better than gray and wet. But does not make for nice pictures. We had coffee in the room, and Mitsos had some breakfast. And on the bikes we were.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"A<\/picture>
A cloudy and gray morning<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
\"Small<\/picture>
A small village over the rice fields<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
\"This<\/picture>
This must be super lovely with blue sky<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
\"Great<\/picture>
Great landscape with small roads<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
\"Lots<\/picture>
Lots of green mountains left – view from the 34 a bit before Nguyen Binh<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
\"Corn<\/picture>
Corn fields<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
\"Dreamland<\/picture>
Dreamland with some smoke<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

The locals call this Dragon Back Panorama. It is part of the Non Nuoc Cao Bang Geopark. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"Rice<\/picture>
Rice terraces before Xa Quang Thanh<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
\"An<\/picture>
An old french villa<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
\"The<\/picture>
The rice fields eating slowly into the forest<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
\"Interesting<\/picture>
Interesting mix of vegetation<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
\"Rice<\/picture>
Lets see next time how much the rice terraces go up the mountain<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
\"Blue<\/picture>
Blue sky!!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
\"Looking<\/picture>
Looking down the hill next to Mr. Buffalo<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
\"Nice<\/picture>
Nice view for Mr. Buffalo if the sky is blue. But no shadow nowhere.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
\"On<\/picture>
On the DT 253 looking down into the valley<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
\"The<\/picture>
The road winds down into the valley. You can see the rice in the back is waiting to get planted in the new field<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
\"Almost<\/picture>
Almost at the bottom of the valley – back to rice farming country<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
\"Looking<\/picture>
Looking back up the mountain<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
\"Rice<\/picture>
Rice planting a bit before Ban Luoc<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
\"You<\/picture>
You can see how nice it is planted – all by hand<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
\"All<\/picture>
All fresh – I like the green<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
\"Rural<\/picture>
Shortcut to the DT 279<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
\"More<\/picture>
More planting action after Ban Hon<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
\"Rice<\/picture><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
\"Checking<\/picture>
Checking out the progress<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
\"And<\/picture>
And taking over to finish the field<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Ba B\u1ec3 Lake<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The second day of riding proved to be much better. Most of the time we even had blue sky! Great landscape again with a few sad parts. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"Finally<\/picture>
Finally Ba Be Lake<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
\"Just<\/picture>
Just in time for the sunset<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
\"A<\/picture>
A fisherman doing his fisherman stuff<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Day 3 of this Loop: 149 kilometers in 7 hours with gas and food stops<\/p>\n\n\n\n