Hue and the Tombs

Trip Start Nov 17, 2007
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Trip End Feb 28, 2008


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Wednesday, February 6, 2008

I've discovered decent overnight travel and as far as I can from now on, I'll stick to it. The train cabins on the journey south from Hanoi are very comfortable -I actually fit into the bed, which makes a change from the last time I did an overnight journey on an awful bus to Bangkok - and it frees up the days either side to fit more in, which with only three weeks left now, I pick up the pace to see as much of Vietnam and take in one more country before I leave.

Hue is most famous as the political capital of Vietnam from the start of the 19th century to the end of WWII and it's main attraction is the tombs here and the citadel. I did a bus tour which takes in half a dozen of the biggest tombs and the famous Thien Mu Pagoda - you can pick and choose which to go into, as they are US$3 each a pop extra (the pagoda is free). I am advised not to do the boat tour, which bizarrely is advised as a "must" in the lonely planet - for the most part the tombs aren't within walking distance of the river and the whole time on the boat you'll be pestered to buy things.
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