Saigon Morin Hue

... , transfer to the Hanoi airport for your flight to Hue, the former imperial capital of Vietnam. Upon arrival in Hue, check-in to the Saigon Morin Hotel 4-star. Spend the rest of the afternoon visiting the Imperial City, built in the early 19 the century. ...

... when you visit these places and see what has been done for what seems like no reason today.  We stayed at the beautiful Saigon Morin hotel just across the river from the Citadel.  The hotel was really lovely and very large. We felt like the ...

... along the Perfume river visiting a couple of other beautiful temple/palaces and visited the busy market area.  We stayed at the Saigon Morin Hotel along the river.  It is an old French colonial hotel with spacious rooms and a wonderful old world ...

... stroll around for an hour or so, and then headed back into Hue for a late lunch. We lunched at a colonial hotel called the Saigon Morin. After another bad meal, we concluded the food in Hue left much to be desired. (Most of our meals in Vietnam as a ...

... & 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 French style ...

... car behind the pagoda mark the story of monk Thich Quang Duc, who resided at the shrine, drove the car from the temple to Saigon in 1963 and set himself on fire in protest of the government. We return to the hotel and can view the lighted bridge ...

... at home. We are leaving today for Danang and Hoi An.  We stay ther for 3 nights before moving down to Ho Chih Minh (Saigon) City. The drive from here is about 3 hours, and it supposed to be spectacular. So far we have seen a great mix of rural ...

... last ruling family of Vietnam. A peaceful spot with lakes either side of the buildings fed by the river.   At lunch we had a Hue pancake, banh khoi. One of the tastiest snacks we had in Vietnam. A bit like a very fresh taco shell, filled with ground ...

... overlook halfway through where you can see for miles and it is pretty breathtaking.  Pictures do not do it justice. In Hue we visited the Citadel which used to be home of the emperors.  It was also the scene of some intense fighting ...

The next stop was Hue. Leaving Danang, we had to drive over the mountains that made China Beach's oceanview so spectacular. The mountains were a scenic treat in and of themselves especially at the top where you got a bird's eye view of China Beach and all ...

... old teak (?), cool enough with just fans. Super seafood including mussels- I take along a shell. We make two stops before reaching Hue City at tombs of former kings. They both show very heavy Chinese influence in style. Quite a difference from the Indian ...

Finally found the sun - Hue!  We checked out our hotel around 8:00am and left for a1 hour plane ride.  It's a lot more city like, and there's a beautiful view from the hotel.  Just came back from swimming outside :) Leaving ...

... our hotel is amazing - right on the Perfume River.  It looks like we are in the Presidential Suite.  It is called the Saigon Morin hotel (though it is not in Saigon).  We are supposed to see some temples and garden homes and go on a river ...

... Mr. Do's gang. When the sun rose morning next, the Vs, packed their bags, brunched at an all you can eat buffet at the Saigon Morin Hotel, and then boarded the bus to Hoi An. Wallet wound for the lunch 59,000 dong or $4 each. BYOD, i.e., bring your ...

We left Hanoi today to travel to our next destination, Hue which was the former capital of Vietnam and contains the old Imperial Citadel and City. After checking the flight details we discover that we have an extra hour to sleep in before we need to leave ...

Our tour bus departs Hoi An for the most scenic drive in Vietnam, the curvy Hai Van Pass that connects Danang and Hue. Just outside of Danang, we make a quick side trip and travel down a country road lined with itty-bitty houses that proudly showcase ...

Hi all, Today we got on a plane from Hanoi to Hue.  On arrival in Hue we went for a walk around the city. . After being misdirected by the local Cyclo drivers in the hope that we would procure a ride from them, we finally found our way to the city's ...

... time to alk around.  Erica and I explore a bit then head bak to the bus. The bus takes us to the airport where we fly tu Hue, the old capital of Vietnam.  We get in and most of the crew heads to the hotel while about 7 of us go to the ...