Camellia Hue Hotel

... in to 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 ...

... savory vegetarian lunch at the Dong Thien Pagoda where the "relic" car is on display.  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, ...

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 ...

... away from the mob), and becoming totally turned around and not knowing 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 ...

... 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, ...

... day. The area we are staying in is a collection of 36 streets, each named after a guild that was originally located there. The mini hotel we are staying in is in the grave makers street (in one shop window you can see a grave stone with Brittany Spears ...

... . 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 ...

... 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 ...

... is full of people on motorbikes hooting all the time and today we travelled from the Vietnamese Ethnology Museum, about 13 km from our hotel, back by motorbike. At first it was absolutely terrifying but gradually we got used to it and it turned out to be ...

... ! Nach unserer anstrengenden Busfahrt nach Hanoi, haben wir uns wiedermal "abschleppen" lassen. Ein Taxifahrer hat uns zu einem Hotel in der Altstadt (Camelia 3, 10$) gefahren und wenn man dann dort ein Zimmer nimmt, muss man die Taxifahrt nicht ...

... . Once 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 ...