Perfume River Hue

We had heard it was still the rainy season but we've been really lucky with the weather so far. However when we arrived at Hué the rain finally caught up to us… It wasn't too bad, just some light showers and not that often.
We arrived early in the morning as usual and had breakfast at the Hué Backpackers Hostel. This hostel is nothing …

As Hanoi trundles into the distance behind us, we settle down once again on a sleeper train. We have two elderly Vietnamese women for company in our cabin. Bizarrely they are sharing a single bed, tops-to-tails, and these beds are tiny. The cabin is crammed chock full of their stuff. We also have another man in our cabin on the bunk above the old …

Tree and I arrived at Hue airport earlier than we would normally be awake (7am), caught one of Vietnam's few reliable taxis (most try to overcharge by 2-5x the proper amount, gotta insist on the meter rate, then watch the meter to make sure its not rigged!), and 30 minutes later, were checking in to our hotel. After depositing our bags in a very …

After a quick change and dinner back in Hanoi, we jumped in a taxi and headed off to the train station. With our expectations left at a low level,we found our way to our berth on board the night train. Two cramped top bunk 'soft sleepers'. We threw our stuff up and tried to settle in for the night. We were hoping the two bottom bunks wouldn't get …

Jemy szybkie śniadanko na dole w hotelu i wyruszamy spacerkiem do cesarskiego miasta. Po drodze łapie nas deszcz, tym razem wygląda to tak jakby ktoś nagle włączył prysznic na 10 minut i następnie wyłączył (deszcz prysznic – 4 rodzaj deszczu). Po deszczu pojawia się słoneczko, …

We awoke at 6am on the train, managed to get dressed and packed and watched the fields go by, we stopped once before the train pulled into our destination of Hue. We disembarked the train and were welcomed by the chaos of hundreds of taxi drivers offering us a lift. We had a map, we were over rested, so we made the (wrong) choice of wandering to …

After 9 hours (at 5am-ish) we had arrived in Hanoi, and had an hour and a half wait to get the train down to Hue.

Hanoi station was pretty quiet, but some people were starting to arrive for early morning trade and trains. I went to find the bathroom, armed with obligatory hand sanitizer, tissues, and in this instance a toothbrush and …

After Matt decided to read reviews 2 hours before we were due to get on the overnight train from Hanoi we were not looking forward to it.....Cockroaches, bed bugs, luggage being stolen, soiled toilets etc, however when we got there we were pleasantly surprised. After reluctantly paying a guy who grabbed our tickets off us, made us take off our …

I know, in the first instance, the title seems a little boring, but there is a method in there, you see, Hue is pronounced Hway (accompanied by a forceful exhalation), therefore the title rhymes you see.

The overnight train from Hanoi to Hue, we had been preparing ourselves for this journey almost from the beginning, having been warned …

We arrived in Hue on a overnight sleeper train. The only way to get a good nights sleep with one of them is to drink and drink some more. In Hanoi before boarding the train we had a few local beers at a local beer hall. 4 beers came in at about 1 pound. Some locals got us eating their bar snacks which looked bloody aweful yet we ate whatever it was …

... both war and cyclones yet the locals continue to rebuild the palaces and temples. The main gate provides great views of the Perfume River surrounded by the busy city. Because the citadel has been destroyed so badly in parts it makes it difficult to ...

... to equal parts cool weather and sightseeing fatigue, we turned down a Lonely Planet must-do by not taking a boat cruise down the Perfume River to the Emperors' tombs. With each new city comes at least one new brand of beer and after drinking nothing but ...

... cemetry (that seems to come out of no where) and after we climb to a high point with beautiful views of the perfume river.  We later stop by a small dusty village and are ushered inside the home of an agent orange affected woman, who has ...

... wooden temple complex. We drive up to bunker hill, an old American gun position with a commanding view over a bend in the perfume river. In the greyness of the morning the river merges with the sky and it feels cold and depressing. A few kilometres ...

... Hamburger Hill, and a French bunker that was built into the hillside overlooking the river that runs through the city. It's called The Perfume River, but when I went on a sunset river cruise aboard a dragon boat, we passed a few areas that did not ...

... and set off down the river making our first stop at Thien Mu Pagoda which was set up high on a hill overlooking the Perfume River. Behind the Pagoda was an active monastery where monks could be heard chanting. We soon reboarded the boat and continued ...

... macs including a poncho for Graham (the driver) to wear, and we set off. We took a gorgeous road along the Perfume river, past the lovely old Thien Mu pagoda and many villages. (Leaving the bike whilst visiting attractions becomes an expensive business, ...

... ; But the city has been declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site and restoration has been very successful.   The park along the Perfume River was beautiful, but after a few hours of the heat we were ready to all it a day.  Back to the ...

... stands the Thien Mu Pagoda. It was beautiful and once you got to the top, there were amazing viewers over Hue and of the Perfume river. The first thing that you see is this massive tower, apparently built to commemorate the King's grandmother's 80th ...

... busy concentrating on the traffic! Hue (population 300,000) is a Unesco World Heritage site located on the Song Huong (Perfume) River. The many attractions include temples, pagodas, emperors' tombs and dozens of Buddhas. Hue is also the location of ...