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| Ngoc Son Temple's entrance from the Huc Bridge |
That day was the 15th day of the Chinese lunar month which meant it was a busy day for prayer. We saw local crowd thronging the temple to offer prayers. Tourists too came in groups with their tour guides. This meant a trying time for us, the shutterbugs, to capture good shots.
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| A prayer section before you reach the Huc Bridge |
Although it is a place of worship, we still need to buy tickets from the ticket booth at the entrance (unlike in Penang, admission to temples is free). I am not sure this applies to the locals or not. Anyway, it was just 20, 000 dong (RM 2.90) per person.
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| The red-door souvenir shop |
Near the entrance, a traditional building with three red doors caught our attention. This was actually the souvenir shop.
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| Small limes ripening just in time for Tet New Year |
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| Ngoc Son Temple |
Ngoc Son Temple was not very big. As soon as we turned the corner from the souvenir shop, there it was. There was a small stall selling prayer paraphernalia such as joss sticks.
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| A devotee praying |
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| The statues of the God in the temple |
On the other hand, there is a tower called the Tortoise Tower located in the middle of the Hoan Kiem Lake. It is only accessible by boat. Then, we saw a boat of men rowing towards the Tortoise or Turtle Tower. Initially, we thought of seeing what they were doing but the weather was foggy.
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| Foggy weather |
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| Men rowing boat to Tortoise or Turtle Tower |
Finally, before we left, we went to check out the preserved or mummified tortoise or turtle. It was enormous and it looked as if it was alive. It gave me goose bumps!
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| The mummified tortoise or turtle |
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