{"id":11091,"date":"2019-03-16T10:17:49","date_gmt":"2019-03-16T09:17:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hastenteufel.name\/blog\/?p=11091"},"modified":"2025-12-05T05:18:22","modified_gmt":"2025-12-05T04:18:22","slug":"winter-17-18-from-ba-be-to-bao-lac","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hastenteufel.name\/blog\/winter-17-18-from-ba-be-to-bao-lac\/","title":{"rendered":"Winter 17\/18 from Ba B\u1ec3 to B\u1ea3o L\u1ea1c"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

After a few days at the lake, it was time to ride further North. Mitsos had not a lot of time so we continued our loop of North Vietnam.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"View <\/picture>
Very nice view over the valley this morning<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
\"View <\/picture>
View from the DT 2578<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
\"Village <\/picture>
Village in the valley<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
\"Rice <\/picture>
Rice fields on one side – more farming on the other<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
\"Traffic <\/picture>
Traffic on the DT 212<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
\"Looking <\/picture>
Looking over the mountains on the QL 34<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
\"Same <\/picture>
Same picture – zoomed out<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

The Ho Chi Minh Monument<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
\"Another <\/picture>
Another big monument. Ho Chi Minh in Cao Bang<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
\"Mitsos <\/picture>
Mitsos so happy<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
\"Farmer <\/picture>
At last that space is good for something<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
\"Ho <\/picture>
Everywhere you want to take a picture they put some power lines<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
\"Monument\" <\/picture>
It is a bit confusing! You have a soldier with the communist flag on top. A colonialist on the lower left. Townsfolk that is discussing and I guess Uncle Ho preparing for takeover. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
\"Next <\/picture>
Now we have construction machines and a factory where he workers are happy with a machine. No need for horses anymore!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
\"Next <\/picture>
Now Uncle Ho comes into town and waves<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
\"Last <\/picture>
More construction with old machines. And in the end of the monument the future arrives. Computer!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
\"End <\/picture>
This makes everybody happy. Everything is full of buildings. Only a few trees are left, but lots of smoke in the air. Now a worker waves his hand in the air.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
\"A <\/picture>
A mine behind the monument in the valley. Might be that the whole monument is for the mine in the back<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
\"A <\/picture>
A new dam from the QL 4B<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
\"Lots <\/picture>
Lots of rice farming<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
\"Forrest <\/picture>
Forest Protection? What forest??<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
\"No <\/picture>
No forest left<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
\"Farmland\" <\/picture>
Farmland<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
\"More <\/picture>
More farming<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
\"They <\/picture>
They still built in the traditional style<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
\"Water <\/picture>
Water wheels in Bao Lac<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
\"At <\/picture>
Went because the rack was loose again. Got a new chain and sprockets as well<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
\"The <\/picture>
The nice thing in Vietnam is that you will be served immediately <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
\"Old <\/picture>
Old Style Pepsi – would not drink it but like the design<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
\"RedBull <\/picture>
RedBull & Rad Bhin<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Today\u2019s drive:
We drove 99 kilometers in 4 hours, 9 minutes with gas and food stops.<\/p>\n\n\n\n