Asia Hue

... Taxi- the hotel was really helpful but sadly it could not be found.<br> Anyway we walked towards the old part of the town tool a boat trip and then a cyclo around the town. The cyclo driver then organised a friend and with a motorbike and took us to some wonderful temples. Good fun on back of a bike. I felt quite safe too.

... there are about 3 extra long ones per bus). It turned out we were right at the back, but I was far more comfortable. Unfortunately, Cesca was initially next to a Russian (or maybe other East European country) girl who stank to high heaven - I thought girls always smelled nice?? Anyway, after a few hours the Vietnamese lady on the other side of me moved to another seat so Cesca got to move away from B.O girl! Result! We watched some tv on the laptop and then tried to get some sleep.

... tressages, c'est bien ca! Mes tressages en bambou pour etre exact! Eh oui, je m'appelel Thuic An et je suis un chapeau conique!<br> Alors pensez-vous, pour Typhon, mon pote le tourbillon, c'est un jeu plus que facile et rigolo de me faire faire des tourbillons, comme un frisbee."<br> Le petit malin profite toujours d'un de mes moments de somnolence , en pleine moiteur de chaleur pour me transporter sur une nouvelle monture au gre de ses caprices. <br ...

... beautiful, I filmed a bit of it, Bach Ma grew closer and closer. It was a huge verdant mountain that stretched far up into the sky, it wore a gigantic sombrero of clouds on it&#8217;s head, and was magnificent. We hopped off of the mopeds which said that they could take us no further. The HQ was interesting. An old building with little facts and tid bits about the park all over the walls. It had a section on the war and included an American GI issued helmet, canteen, and guns. There ...

... we were given a few minutes to check out the live caged snakes as well as touch and hold one if we pleased. Next we were lead to a large table positioned on a concrete slab and covered by a wooden gazebo. Soon, two long yellow snakes were brought out and literally murdered before our eyes. First, a knife was inserted into the skin just over the heart. The heart was removed and placed into a shot glass (the snake's heart beats for 10 minutes after it is removed from the body). Next, the ...

... with birds singing. <br><br> <br>Then back on the bike and off to Tu Hieu Pagoda. My navigation has improved I didn't get lost once. I parked up beside the cow with the other motorbikes. <br><br>Then walked around the lake to the Pagoda. The monks chanting made a nice environment. There was a small cemetery to look around as well. <br ...

... of the things coming out of that included snakes, spiders and a foot long stick insect so put on a brave face and "held on."<br><br>Laos has much in the way of French influence. I need to research its history but it was under French rule at some point. The 1st stop we get two is a small town with a cafe and a shop where we could have breakfast. Already the amount of cars here is a surprising change to Vietnam, the Toyota Hilux is the vehicle of ...