Blogs from Thua Thien - Huế, North Central Coast, Vietnam, Asia - page 9

Hue Hue mmh, wir wissen nicht so recht was wir von dieser Stadt halten sollen. Klar, sie bietet gutes Essen und billige Hotels und es gibt einige Sehenswürdigkeiten. Aber irgendwie sind diese nicht so spannend. Um von Danang nach Hue zu gelangen, muss man über den Hai Van Pass fahren; den Wolkenpass. Die Jungs vom britischen Automagazin "Topgear", haben dieses Strecke als eine der schönsten Küstenstrecken der Welt betitelt. Und ja, sie war wirklich schön. Die Strasse schlängelt sich der Küste den Berg hinauf und man hat immer wieder schöne Views auf das Meer. Leider hatten wir nicht so schönes Wetter. Der Wolkenpass heisst übrigens Wolkenpass, weil sich da alle Wolken stauen und aller Regen auf Hue runter regnet. Hue war früher Königstadt, der damaligen Könige von Vietnam. Diese haben natürlich Paläste und andere Häuser gebaut ... read more

Pour la vidéo, cliquez ici: Vidéo Hue-Danang Août 2013 C'est sous une pluie battante que nos valeureux aventuriers, l'une à Hanoi, l'autre à Saigon (mais bien tous les deux sous la pluie malgré la différence de 2000km) se dirigent vers l'aéroport le vendredi 9 Août 2013, pour qu'enfin ils puissent se rejoindre à mi-chemin, dans la capitale du centre Vietnam, Danang (anciennement Tourane pendant l'ère coloniale). Leur destination était en fait Hué, mais les travaux publics vietnamiens avaient décidé que c'était mieux de fermer l'aéroport entièrement pendant 6 mois pour réparer les petites égratignures de la piste, par là obligeant nos amis à prendre un mini bus plein à craquer pour faire le trajet de 2h entre Danang et Hué. Avec de grosses boites en carton comme compagnons de route, serrés à l'arrière du m... read more

Today, after finding out the previous day there was a beach about 15km away, we asked the hotel to sort us a cab to take us there. We basically spent the day at the beach, joined by Christina (Rose's friend from Austria) soaking up the hot rays (getting burnt) and swimming in the South China Sea. Later on we went out for dinner and I had Hues well known dish, Bun Bo Hue. We decided to have an early night (couldn't handle another night of more beer). We also booked our bus for Hoi An for the next day.... read more

Our trip from Cat Ba island to Hue was not as straight forward as we had hoped. First our bus was late and we knew we were fairly tight on time anyway. Then we were put onto a rather overcrowded boat rather than the rapid hydrofoil of our journey there. Thankfully that safely deposited us on the other side and we were herded onto a bus to Haiphong where we were hassled for coffee and snacks. Having declined them both for the umpteenth time, we were told there would be a 20 minute wait for our bus to Hanoi. Not swayed by this, we stood our ground and didn't order anything. Lo and behold, a minute later the bus arrived! The two and a half hour ride to Hanoi took a little longer than planned because ... read more

Thankfully, the train from Sapa to Hanoi was much quieter and smoother and I actually got some sleep! Everyone was woken around 5.00am by an attendant walking down the corridor and banging on all the doors. I couldn't understand what he was saying but I knew we had to be close to Hanoi Station and he wanted everyone up and ready to disembark. I hauled my suitcase out of the train and followed the crowd of people heading for the exit. I had booked myself back into An Hung Hotel for Thursday night and was sharing a taxi with a couple who had slept in the same compartment as me, as both our hotels were in the Old Quarter. We walked passed the taxi touts at the entrance to the station and headed out into the ... read more