Imperial Hue

... br><br>Als wir dann ankamen gings gleich auf Sightseeing Tour durch den Koenigspalast aus dem 17ten Jahrhundert. <br><br>Das war auch das einzige was wir in Hue an Sightseeing gemacht haben da es nicht viel mehr zu machen gab. <br><br>Am naechsten Morgen gings dann auch schon weiter.....natuerlich mit dem Bus

... down the Perfume River in a dragon boat, which sounds a lot more romantic than it is. The boat was noisy and the river was busy, large and a bit dirty. We visited yet another pagoda and touched the head of a giant marble turtle for prosperity.<br><br>That is it for today, slightly uneventful so quite relaxing. Tomorrow, we board an afternoon bus to go to Hoi An, we get there at 8:00 PM so not sure we'll have time to make an entry. Toodles for now!

... stood around us smiling. And the<br>price for this wonderful dining experience &#8211; 10,000 dong (2,500<br>dong each) which meant we got the Vietnamese price! Everyone<br>understands that there are two prices in Vietnam: the local price and<br>the tourist price. Usually the tourist price is twice what the<br>locals pay &#8211; given that it's not that much money anyway &#8211; it's<br>not a rip off &#8211; if ...

... to ignore him ... very random!<br>Hue is nice and green and less hectic than Hanoi - so was a nice change.<br>We decided to walk to the sights instead of getting a cab or cyclo which we soon regretted as it was SUPER HOT!!! I don't know how hot but it was disgusting how much we were sweating!<br>We visited the Imperial Citadel which was massive and then the local market.<br>We hung out in the air conditioned mall for a while just to cool down.<br>We ...

... star in the sky could be seen as there was a new moon. I had also read that the Milky Way was unusually bright that week, so bright that it alone could cast a shadow. I sauntered back and apologized to the guys, they gave me nothing but sympathy. I told them about the stars and they came out for a look. It was cold out, we all had to wrap up in our bed sheets and blankets provided by the staff. I stayed out a little longer and promised myself to take it all in the next night. I slept ...

... complex, which was a whole lot of nonstop poverty.  Once checked in we caught a hotel shuttle to downtown Hue, a distance of about 4 km. We were dropped off in front of a restaurant and then proceeded to wander around trying to figure out where we were and what we wanted to do. Of course we'd forgotten to bring a map. Touts followed us everywhere; most persistent were the cyclo guys wanting to give us rides. We ended up walking about 45 minutes down busy streets ...

... nice of him! We chatted during the majority of the boat ride to our first destination, a Kung Fu show. We watched with interest as two teenage boys, a young boy and a young girl performed various Kung Fu moves for us, beginning with a fan as a prop and ending with swords as props. The two teenage boys even performed a mock fighting scene involving two swords and a wooden stick (I'm sure there is a name for the stick but I have no idea what it's called). The boy with the wooden stick emerged ...

... the Tan Ky house, Japanese bridge, Hoi Quan Phuc Kien pagoda and Hoi An market along Thu Bon river. Over night in Hoi an. <br><br>Day 7 : Danang Departure for Ha Noi or Sai Gon ( B )<br> You&#8217;ll enjoy a free half day wandering around ancient town at your leisure then ...