Green Hotel Hue

... , take pictures on the big square in the new part of town, and finally head to the town`s highest point - the 4- star Hotel Asmaa - in a long procession of squeaking wheels and held-down horns. The children hang from the windows waving and shouting. This ...

... for Ali was the discovery of an Accor hotel that she didn’t know about (La Residence  Hotel & Spa if anyone is interested). If nothing else Hue gave us an insight into what the Vietnamese do when it rains – Don a poncho that covers ...

... !  Lol!  Ah well.  It was a good enough dinner so we were happy regardless.   Andrew ordered the hotel's version of bun bo hue, which was tasty, if a small portion.  I had a clay pot of simmered tofu and straw mushrooms in a ...

... Western-style breakfast food since we left the U.S.!) DAVE -- I'm sitting on the bed now in our comfy hotel room in Hue, Vietnam. (Pronounced "hway".) The Thanh Noi Hotel costs $35/night for a room with AC and private bath. ...

... a who-knows-what drink from a street stall. The bottom layer was brownish with peanuts, the next one a purple gel, followed by a green gel then a white one with ice and brown bits floating on top. It looked positively toxic, and our guide had warned ...

... , huh?) After a good night's rest, I fueled up with my free, friendly breakfast at the "Friend" Hotel and ventured out to explore Hue.  Started off at the royal tombs of the rulers of the Nguyen dynasty.  The mausoleums and pagodas ...

... cheaper tours from operating. Also, the weather wasn’t great.   Brilliant.   The boat returns to Hue just before 4.30pm. We pace back to the hotel, and after a brief goodbye to Mr. Leeds, the sweet and ever kind hotel manager offers me ...

... but it was time for the bus and we were soon on our way to Hanoi. It wasnt until we arrived in Hanoi, found our hotel, had a nap and had a shower that I realised what had happened. The stupid hairdresser woman had cut about 6 inches of my hair off - but ...

... hair treatment & pedicure. Very relaxing way to spend a couple of hours. Last night we had drinks at the oldest hotel in Hue "Saigon Morin" in there lovely raffles style courtyard garden ( the drinks where Raffles prices too)and then dinned in a local ...

... home, their first ride and we walked just down the street. The streets are now quiet at 11:30. We see a man standing outside our hotel. He is waiting for us as the hotel's lights are dimmed and the other clerk is sleeping on a mattress on the ...

... the last street. Not wanting to embrace our tout friends again, we decided to walk around the block and ended up staying in a different hotel. The whole experience of telling people no is quite easy now, and I think we actually do not look at most of the ...

... up and get on your nerves. I hope Hue lives up to its reputation of being a friendly town. We get to Hue and we are dropped off at Thai Binh hotel in the city centre where the owners kindly give out city maps and offer rooms at USD$10. Rachel is very ...

... nut or paan chewers.  It is a nut, shaved into thin slices, mixed with calcium paste to aid digestion and wrapped into a green leaf.  Betel chewing is rampant all over India and Asia - the nut when chewed turns bright red and the juice is spit ...

... (ironically, mountains made of Marble) with Hian (crazy 10 year old boy) we all decided that we would jet from our posh hotel ($4 a night with an included swimming pool) and head off to Hue, the largest northernmost city in southern vietnam, from which I ...

... reasonable and they showed us the best room first but we settled for an $8 room with all the trimmings of course. haha. The hotel itself was a friendly outfit with all staff apart from one old guy who smiling and always ready to help. The first day we ...

... would have had 50 courses but we had 8, including spring rolls in the form of a peacock and the local pancake. Dessert included green bean paste made in the shape of fruits. This was accompanied by royal music which was very pleasant to the ear, one ...

... headache and I asked an old lady in front if she had some Panadol. She had no idea what I was talking about but had a small bottle of green stuff. I wasnt sure to drink it or what but she said to put on my hand and rub into my head. I have no idea what it ...

... at us ... he stayed for about 5 mins and then started singing!  We were just trying to ignore him ... very random! Hue is nice and green and less hectic than Hanoi - so was a nice change. We decided to walk to the sights instead of getting a cab or ...

... another sleeper bus no matter how cheap it is. Troy doesn't seem to mind them but I hate them.  We checked into Waterland Hotel and found a nice big room with a standard size bathroom and normal size shower and only US$20 per night, the nicest room ...

... price of which is quoted as $30, but really cost 48,000 VD each. So there goes planning.  We arrive and go straight to a hotel we found on Wikitravel.com, Amigo Hotel, and get the room for $12 a night, including breakfast.  It's a great deal, ...

... with our bottle of £3 vodka and coke in our room!! Musings on Vietnam so far..... I have never been away and eaten so many green beans!! Acutally they eat and grow a huge variety of vegetables, we have had cauliflower and cabbage quite a few times too! A ...