Camellia Hue

... our hotel and were quite impressed by the facilities and the extra friendly and helpful staff of the hotel. The Camellia alone made our stay in Hue worthwhile, this earns special mentioning. We booked a half-day tour to the areas of interest in Hue with ...

... ; The pictures includes the area around our hotel when we had some free time to explore on our own.  Our short flight to Hue at mid-morning was uneventful, and after our check into our hotel, five of us did an independent walking tour to a shopping ...

Hue was the ancient capital prior to the existence of Vietnam. We started out the morning by heading to the Citadel across the river. Within the walls of the Citadel is the Imperial Enclosure where the Emperor lived. And within the Imperial Enclosure is a ...

... where we were, we caved in and took a $1 taxi ride to our hotel - well worth it! We had not originally planned on visiting Hue and we are so glad that we did!  We visited some of the most historic sites in Vietnam - the Citadel and the Perfume ...

... therefore answering) our questions.  The tour itself was nice, cruising up and down the river that runs through the middle of Hue.  We stopped at a famout pagoda and a temple, and saw one of the rural villages, before heading to the Citadel, ...

... people. Hardly more dignified than going behind a tree and I had to pay 1000 dong for the pleasure! After finally making Hue we checked out the town. Unfortunately the town is fairly bleak and hardly very appealling. The town itself was just south of ...

... Indians this time, up the long windy hillside. Tea bushes carpet children's storybook hills like evenly spaced shagpile rugs, every rich hue of green from luminous youth to aged dark. And I needn't have been so concerned - BOH have extended their opening ...

... we could spend the day there before heading up to Hanoi on the night bus, but the rain saw off our enthusiasm for exploring Hue, so we just spent the day in cafes. The night bus was really comfortable but after all the coffee I couldn't sleep.  I ...

... travelling around Vietnam, particularly to Halong Bay, Sapa and down to Hue. It turns out that it's probably better to get a bus to Hue instead of flying because the plane leaves at 7.30pm and the bus leaves at 9pm so we'd only be losing an evening ...

... . The highlight of the trip was wandering the old quarter. North to MaiChau by boat and bus. Canoe trip up the Perfume River. Hue, central coast, the old capital. It was just after a huge flood. Rented a bike and toured the area. Danang, beach ...

... unternehmen. Man muss sich fast immer so Touren anschliessen. Fuer die Halong Bucht gibt es gar keine Wahl. Wir hatten in Hue Leute kennengelernt, die uns eine Agentur empfohlen haben und wir haben uns auch im Internet etwas schlau gemacht und so sind ...

... again, I think we were the only Westerners around. We arrived in Hue at about 7:30 and made our way to the Hotel Camellia. Seems like this town is a real lively place. We are looking forward to heading out early tomorrow to go explore that ancient ...

... the tyrant and fled. However the lord's family chased after her, and slew her under an azalea tree (some version have a camellia tree) - and ever since the flowers have been red. The director's cut on this one involves the heroine Miyilu promising to ...