La Residence Hue

... to Hue at about noon and were pleased to see that weather here was sunny, although much more humid.  Our hotel, La Residence, was a beautifully restored boutique hotel having been a Governor’s residence in a previous life.  It is located ...

... another round of temples, pagodas and museums. We finally returned to the hotel at 6pm after what seemed like a very full day. La Residence was one hotel we had specifically requested staying at as we had read an article about it in the Telegraph travel ...

... au chocolats in a French Bakery . The highlight 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 ...

... a luxury hotel interlude here.  The former French Governor's colonial residence has been restored and expanded and is now a hotel called La Residence.  It is a fabulous art deco building, but so art deco and so French that it feels like being on ...

... a trip of about 15 minutes.  The Perfume River is so named as it draws water from the mountains west of Hue and runs through areas previously supporting cinnamon and sandalwood plantations. We discovered that the couple running the boat lives on ...

... de protection contre les influences magiques néfastes attribuées à cette direction . LES TOMBEAUX Les Nguyen très impressionnés par la culture chinoise, firent construire une cité royale qui ressemble comme deux gouttes d'eau à la Cité ...

... de Hué, j'avais oublié que mon voyage avait été organisé par des professionnels, cela me change de Philippe.... je blaaague. La ville est beaucoup plus verdoyante que Hanoï, c'est un haut lieu culturel du pays, qui a été sous le protectorat ...

... de plusieurs bâtiments de la citadelle, mais certains ont tenu le coup et d’autres ont été brillamment restaurés. La visite fût très intéressante! Le lendemain matin, nous partons en scooter visiter les tombes impériales. Chaque empereur de ...

... de l'empereur et de ses concubines ainsi que de leurs fidèles et dévoués serviteurs les eunuques. Nous avons également vu la tombe de l’empereur Tu Duc et celle de l’empereur Ming Mang, de toute beauté. Il fait cependant nettement plus ...

... and stupor. Among these were the MAndarins' room, royal Library, a Theatre, Concubines quarters, Royal Mother's residence and the palce where the 10 most venerated Emperors' shrines lay with a statue, photo portrait, candles, ...

... ) surf. Then it was off to Hue (see David's musings)....and again it was lucky we had splashed out on the best hotel (La Residence) because it rained non-stop and I had a streaming cold too! However, the Gala dinner was magnificent (Christmas Eve) - we ...

... activation of this leg of the journey.  The upshot is that there is no one to meet us at Hue. A taxi ride later and we are at La Residence, a fabulous30’s built hotel originally built for the French Governor.  It’s very elegant and ...

... .  It was a very nice complex with lot's of water and a fair number of buildings. Time to check into the hotel La Residence in Hue.  The place is absolutely beautiful.  We had enough time to get a massage before dinner.  Dinner is at ...

... made a great team who looked after us extremely well during our time with them. It didn't take long for us to reach our hotel, La Residence, a very grand art deco style hotel, set on the banks of the Perfume River, over which our room had views. The rest ...