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Siagon never sleeps
6 hour flight to Siagon, checked into Riverview Hotel at around 11.30pm pretty tired after customs etc, up early and out to the Chi Chi Tunnels, about an hours drive north of Siagon. This place is pretty amazing I just cant imagine how tough life must have been for these soldiers living under ground during the daylight and only coming out at night, …
Flying visit
... but took out all the chunks of fatty meat and ate the soup. Desert was two things wrapped in banana leaves. It was like unwrapping an Xmas present. The first was nice but the second was black and disgusting so had to spit it out. After wandering round a few shops grabbing some snacks for our bus journey we stopped back at the hostel to have a drink and wait for the bus to come. I wasn't that impressed by Hue and wouldn't hesitate to miss it if I were in Vietnam ...
Night train to Hue
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The pagoda was stunning, and the gardens around it are perfectly maintained by the monks, along with more amazing bonsai aswell!! It's clear from everywhere in Vietnam we have visited so far that they are so proud of their history and heritage, and their ancestry is highly revered.
We had enough by then, and went back to the dock in Hue. After sitting on the boat in 30 degrees with no breeze, showers and beers were needed! ...
Hue, Vietnam
... in several stages beginning in 1966 and used until early 1972. The complex grew to include wells, kitchens, rooms for each family and spaces for healthcare. Around 60 families lived in the tunnels; as many as 17 children were born inside the tunnels. The tunnels were a success and no villagers lost their lives. The only direct hit was from a bomb that failed to explode; the resulting hole was utilized as a ventilation shaft. Three levels of tunnels were eventually ...
Charlie Don't Surf!
... the wrong reasons and the DMZ tour, although informative, seemed more to be about a morbid interest in fighting, death and pain than about the political, religious, psychological and physiological effects of the war. The museums we visited offered a few exhibits, but no information regarding how the war in Indochina developed over the decades, nor the reasons behind it. There didn’t even seem to be any efforts to explain the tactical and ...
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- Free High-Speed Internet
- Restaurant
- Swimming pool
- Room service
- Wheelchair accessibility