All of the following statements are true about Ha Long Bay EXCEPT that               .

• A. 
  the writer thought its beauty surpassed many other sites
• B. 
  the writer saw some monkeys in the chambers of the Surprising Cave
• C. 
  the writer saw some monkeys in the chambers of the Surprising Cave
• D. 
  it took three and a half hours to travel from Ha Noi to Ha Long by bus