Hoa Hong Hotel Hue

... Hue shirts with some ugly picture on it and cut the sleeves off. The loaclsthought we were crazy.<br>One the way home we were harrassed for a long while by men on cyclos offering us rides, beginning at 150,000 VND and going down to 25,000 after just NOT getting the point! <br><br>Not too much going on here, as we were only here for a day, then off at 5 pm for on long 14 hr. overnight bus ride up north to Hanoi....

... strait away. This time most of the group jioned in. It was the best tour so far! Soooo much fun. Very busy again! We went and saw how they make insence and the typical vietnemese hats. I got some chopsticks- I am mastering the art of it now! We went to such a nice temple on a lake, and then to a pondega ( I think thats how you say it?!) and watched some Monks chant! Was a bit concerned for the little bubba monks but our tour guide reassured ...

... them eat cake"). His tomb was gigantic and very beautiful if not a bit overdone. It must have cost a bundle... talk about abuse of power! This is exactly how uprisings start... ask his buddies Marie-Antoinette and Luigi the 14th.<br><br>This one had 1 wife, only 12 concubines and only 1 son, who became the last emperor of VN. Based on what was said about him, we think he was more inclined towards men than women.<br><br>The last tomb of the ...

... the trees, and I found a dead snake in a small stream that we stopped at. We stopped to bath in two streams, they were pure heaven in that hot sun. The water was cold and pure, I wanted so bad to drink it, but resisted the urge. It felt good on my legs which were tightening up and sometimes cramping, I wonder what the hike would have been like had we not had the stream to get into along the way. We were told at the front office that no vehicles were allowed into the park, that&#8217;s ...

... and yogurt for me as usual!) and then attended the free Vietnamese lesson provided by one of the receptionists at the hostel. It was a great lesson - I learned to say several basic phrases (although I'm having a hard time remembering more than three of them). At lunchtime I headed to a local restaurant with a Britt I met in the lobby of the backpackers hostel named Nick. It is incredibly easy to meet people while traveling alone - everyone is very welcoming and incredibly talkative. Plus ...

... Around 30 mins for walking you will be arrive Lang Cat village. Check in " your homestay " then around village to see daily life of VanKieu's people. 6pm Dinner with the VanKieu&#8217;s people in the village and hear interesting Van Kieu tranditional music... Free at night ...

Off to Hue today. The train trip is meant to be great. Though it's actually Da Nang to Hue. The train track from Hoi An to Da Nang was destroyed and no one has fired it. <br><br>So motorbike to Da Nang (100,000). On the way we got a flat tyre. If you never had a flat tyre on a bike, I&#8217;ll tell you it&#8217;s strange. The bike sudden starts to shake and move side to side. And it feels like it&#8217;s going to go over I&#8217;m glad we ...

With little or no sleep we arrived into Hué at about 8am this morning. We headed straight for the Hué Backpackers which turned out to be a really cool find. They had dorm rooms with double bed bunk beds so it was only 6$ for the two of us. They also had free beer between 5 and 6. We met up with a few guys at the hostel and shared a taxi to the beach. Wasnt that special at all but at least the warm water was a relief from the even warmer ...