Something Old, Something New...
We've been waiting and waiting to bring our missionaries to this beautiful place of Chua Thay! We discovered it from some missionaries who came here, not knowing they didn't have permission, so we explored it with the senior missionaries. Then Allen explained to the mission leaders how this was outside the zone but still in Hanoi, and so we have permission to bring the youngsters. They loved it, and so did we. We start out exploring the lake at the base of the mountain... and the very cool temple/pagoda that is there, with it's statues and shrines. Starting up the approx. 270 stone steps to the pagoda in the hills. Mind you, these stone steps are typical Vietnamese steps: uneven, slippery when wet, and steep. There's always a great view. There's usually a dragon somewhere... ...