Marble Mountains

Rented a motorbike and drove out to the Marble Mountains for the morning. They were pretty interesting - looked a bit like the Glasshouse Mountains near Brisbane, but made of marble. So not really I suppose. Here's PD trying to look as fat as Buddha...I think he failed.


The five mountains are said to represent natural elements - water, wood, fire, metal or gold, and earth. We climbed up Thuy Son (water) which is the largest one, and has numerous natural caves inside. There are pagodas scattered about, and the carved statues of buddha are quite impressive...also had a nice view over the South China Sea from the top.








This is the main pagoda, with surrounding walls full of marble carvings.